Gym Officer

Gym Officer - Casual – Villawood Immigration Detention Centre

Weekend availability required with an opportunity to pick up shifts in the week too

$47.44 per hour

About us - Serco & Proud

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, but everyone has a vital role to play from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000+ globally and 14,000+ in Asia Pacific responsible for delivering essential public services in areas including defence, justice, immigration, healthcare, facilities management & citizen services. To learn more please visit www.serco.com/aspac

About the Opportunity

As a Gym Officer, you will actively contribute to maintaining a positive and healthy community by designing and delivering, both individual and group, gym and fitness programs for people in detention based on assessment of their age, level of fitness, goals and abilities. This is a casual position, with availability needed on the weekend and there will also be availability to pick up shifts in the week too.

This is an amazing opportunity to ‘Start with a job and stay for a career’ with extensive employment & growth opportunities across Serco’s many contracts. At Serco we are committed to growing our team members with a large focus on professional development.

What you’ll be doing

• Demonstrating and teaching body movements and skills used in fitness routines.
• Setting up and monitoring fitness equipment and ensuring the equipment is safe, clean and in working condition.
• Managing and conducting fitness programs and activities based on detainees needs and goals.

About you – Your ideal skills and experience:

• Two years’ experience in planning, managing, and conducting structured programs and activities for adults in a gym setting.

• Hold and maintain HLTAID009 Provide CPR and HLTAID011 Provide First Aid certificates with at least 6 months currency on the certificate.
• Maintain a current Working with Children certificate in accordance with the relevant state or territory child protection legislation (as required).
• Qualified to at least Certificate III in Fitness or equivalent.
• Be a current member of Fitness Australia or affiliated body; and be able to maintain registration.

This is a position of trust and responsibility and to support this we will conduct a thorough probity assessment, which includes a Federal police check as an essential selection component for this role.

Serco requires employees in this role to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people. Please consider this requirement when submitting your application.

Why Join Us

• You’d be joining a company that delivers essential public services that make a difference in the communities in which we live
• You’ll get to make an impact: Enjoy being part of a driven team with a collaborative culture that values decision-makers & action.
• We Invest in you: Accelerate your career through our learning & development opportunities – think skills based training, defined career pathways & fantastic internal mobility opportunities across the group!

If you’re inspired to make a positive difference, apply now.

For any additional questions, or to learn more, please contact me – Jacob Varnish – TA Business Partner – +61 8 8432 2571

Serco’s values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability. By joining Serco you will have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging