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Form of workAbout the Opportunity
The key purpose of the Trade Instructor - Metal Fabrication role is to deliver and evaluate a range of trade training programs for inmates focussed on assisting inmates to integrate successfully into the community and gain post-release employment.
The role will contribute to embedding Serco’s key operating principles across the workshops.
- Promoting the rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates
- Ensuring the safety and security of inmates and the community, and
- Providing a decent and respectful environment to staff, inmates, and visitors
The industries team are also responsible for providing Prisoners with purposeful activity, including employment, career opportunities, vocational employment, and training. Serco recognises that Acacia Prison presents the pivotal opportunity to provide a legacy of employment and long-term economic benefits to the local community and the broader WA community.
What you’ll be doing
Oversee inmate activities to ensure productivity and commercial objectives are met, while also supervising behaviour and routines. Assist in inmate rehabilitation by encouraging program participation, overseeing work, preparing reports, managing inventory, conducting audits, and implementing training programs to meet inmates' needs within the workshops.
About you - your ideal skills & experience
- Metal Fabrication experience
- Knowledge and understanding of Occupational Health & Safety requirements and its application within the context of a workshop and/or industry environment.
- Cultural awareness including understanding the impact and management of different ethnic backgrounds, customers, and contemporary issues
- Cert IV Engineering - Fabrication (Light) desirable
- Certificate IV in Training & Assessment, or Full training will be provided to obtain Certificate IV in Training & Assessment accreditation to be completed within the first year of employment.
- Certificate III Correctional Practice, or Full training will be provided to obtain Certificate III Correctional Practice accreditation to be completed within the first year of employment.
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.
About us
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
Why Join Us
- You’d be joining a company that delivers essential public services (in partnership with governments) that impact a better future for communities, & those in our care
- You’ll get to have an impact on how we do things: 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.
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
