- Location: Beautiful Lavadia, close to Grafton in Northern NSW
- Salary: $108,672 Base + Superannuation
- Uniforms, daily meals and onsite parking
Serco is a place where you can grow
Join a team of 12,000+ professionals across APAC and experience a place of challenge, opportunity, and reward.
We offer plenty of headroom for growth and flexible benefits tailored to every stage of life and career, including:
- Full training to obtain Cert III in Textile
- Full training to obtain Cert III Correctional Practice
- Career development and progression pathways
- Flexible salary packaging options, including novated leasing for new and used vehicles
- Benefits@Serco, which includes a great range of career support programs, wellbeing packages and financial benefits, available through us and our selected partners, including access to Fitness Passport
- Generous employee referral program
Make an impact at Serco
You’ll play a key role in helping inmates gain vital trade experience that prepares them for life post-release.
You’ll be part of the Industries & Trades team at Clarence Correctional Centre, the largest correctional facility in Australia.
You’ll help inmates build textiles trade knowledge while contributing to a safer, more respectful correctional environment.
As a Trade Instructor – Textiles in the Industries & Trades team, you’ll make a positive impact by:
- Supervising inmates’ work in the textiles industry and encouraging rehabilitation through trade engagement
- Implementing training programs and supporting skill development in a workshop environment
- Maintaining a safe and compliant work area in accordance with WHS policy and corrective services procedures
- Monitoring inmate behaviour and reporting on incidents or risks
- Managing tool and equipment usage including pre-starts and daily audits
- Supporting reintegration goals through skill-building and case management input
Serco is a place for you
You’re someone who believes in second chances, thrives in structured environments, and enjoys hands-on, outdoor work. You’re passionate about teaching your trade and making a positive difference in people’s lives.
To be successful in this role, you’ll have:
- Certificate III in Textiles or working towards this qualification
- Willingness to complete Certificate III in Correctional Practice (if not already held)
- Minimum 5 years’ experience working in a trade environment
- Knowledge of workshop operations, safety protocols, and relevant regulations
- Ability to mentor and teach inmates with professionalism and care
- Strong communication skills and high attention to detail
- A valid driver’s license
Please note:
• This position carries trust and responsibility. A comprehensive probity assessment, including a Federal Police Check, is part of the selection process for this role.
About Clarence Correctional Centre
Opened in mid-2020, this 1,700-bed state-of-the-art facility is the largest correctional Centre in Australia.
Located on the beautiful NSW North Coast approx. 6 hours' drive from Sydney and 3.5 hours from Brisbane our region offers rainforests, epic headlands, sand dunes and some of the best Australian beaches with a variety of multi-cultural cafes, restaurants, and friendly community towns.
Are you ready to do important work that really matters?
At Serco, we bring together the right people, technology, and partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.
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’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.
Impact a better future at Serco.
