Training Officer Bathurst

Downer; Bathurst; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare discounts

Retail savings

Car purchases

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Downer is seeking a Training Officer to join our Health and Education team in Bathurst, NSW, supporting hospital operations with training compliance and capability building.

You will coordinate mandatory and onboarding training, develop schedules and competency sign-offs, deliver engaging sessions, assist with recruitment activities, and maintain accurate records to drive reporting and continuous improvement across the Bathurst site.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in training coordination, delivery or workforce capability development in regulated/operational environments.
• Strong understanding of mandatory training compliance, onboarding and competency management.
• Confident facilitating training and engaging diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate mandatory, onboarding and competency-based training to ensure NSW Health and Downer requirements are met.
• Develop training plans, schedules and sign-off processes; identify gaps and partner with leaders on solutions.
• Deliver engaging training sessions and inductions, both one-on-one and in group settings.
• Support end-to-end recruitment activities from workforce planning to onboarding referencing NSW Health processes.
• Maintain accurate training and recruitment records and support reporting and continuous improvement.

Skills

Training coordination

Onboarding

Compliance management

Stakeholder engagement

Recruitment support

Job description

We currently have an opportunity for a Training Officer to join our Health and Education team and play a key role in building capability, ensuring training compliance, and supporting safe, high‑quality service delivery across our hospital operations. Reporting to the Support Services Operations Manager, you'll help deliver high‑quality outcomes that support our essential services.

This role in supporting the Bathurst Operational team in the delivery of services to the client. Occasionally and where service demand dictates, assistance may be required at the Orange‑Bloomfield campus to support the trainer at this location.

What You’ll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key responsibilities including:

• Leading and coordinating mandatory, onboarding and competency‑based training, ensuring all employees remain compliant with NSW Health and Downer requirements
  
• Developing and maintaining training plans, schedules and competency sign‑off processes, identifying gaps and partnering with leaders on solutions
  
• Delivering engaging training sessions, inductions and refreshers, both one‑on‑one and in group settings
  
• Supporting end‑to‑end recruitment activities, from workforce planning through to onboarding, in line with NSW Health processes
  
• Maintaining accurate training, recruitment and employee records, supporting reporting and continuous improvement initiatives
  

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrated experience in training coordination, delivery or workforce capability development, ideally in a regulated or operational environment
  
• Strong understanding of mandatory training compliance, onboarding and competency management
  
• Confidence facilitating training sessions and engaging diverse stakeholder groups
  
• Well‑developed organisational, communication and relationship‑building skills
  
• A proactive, collaborative mindset with a commitment to quality, safety and continuous improvement
  

More than anything, you'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer?

At Downer, we plan, create, and sustain essential public services across Australia and New Zealand. From hospitals to data centres and defence partnerships, we manage critical infrastructure that keeps communities thriving.

What It Means to Belong at Downer

• Training and development to support and diversify your career.
  
• With 30% of vacancies filled internally you'll find real opportunities to advance your career.
  
• Perks@Downer: healthcare discounts, great savings on retail purchases, car purchases and much more.
  
• Employee Assistance Program: professional support for you and your family when you need it most.
  

You want your work to matter and so do we.

With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences.

We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals.

Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you.

If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to help you put your best foot forward.