Serco
The Role
Support the health and wellbeing of detainees through structured fitness programs
Contribute to a positive and engaging environment within an Immigration Detention Facility
Join a dynamic team dedicated to making a difference
Gym Officer - $78,870 a year + Super
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 lots of headroom for you to grow and flexible benefits to suit you in every stage of your life and career, including:
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Employee assistance programs for wellbeing and mental health
- Make an impact at Serco
- As a fast-growing and successful global company, Serco’s services span across the areas of justice, immigration, defence, space, customer services, health, and urban mobility. In joining us, you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with trusted leaders that will help you achieve your goals.
As a gym Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the health and wellbeing of detainees at an Immigration Detention Facility (IDF). You’ll design and deliver tailored individual and group fitness programs that cater to varying fitness levels, ages, and health conditions. By promoting safe use of gym equipment and ensuring a positive fitness experience, you’ll help detainees engage in healthy activities and contribute to their overall welfare. In this role, you will work 7 days in a fortnight, working 12-hour shifts (6:00am - 6:00pm) and will be required to work every other weekend.
As a Gym Officer in the Welfare and Engagement team, you’ll make a positive impact by:
- Conducting gym inductions and identifying health risks to ensure detainees’ safety
- Developing and delivering structured and unstructured fitness programs for individuals and groups
- Promoting safe and correct use of fitness equipment and ensuring equipment is maintained and sanitised
- Conducting other activities with detainees such as sports and recreation
- Monitoring and auditing fitness equipment to ensure availability and safe operation
- Serco is a place for you
You are passionate about fitness and helping others improve their health. You have experience working in diverse cultural settings and possess excellent communication skills. Your ability to build rapport and ensure detainees feel supported in their fitness journey is key to this role.
Selection criteria
To be successful in this role you’ll have:
- Certificate III in Fitness or equivalent
- Fitness Registration
- First Aid and CPR qualifications, with at least 2 months validity (or ability to obtain)
- Working With Childrens Check
- Experience in managing and conducting fitness programs, ideally in diverse environments
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team
- Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse individuals
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. If you like the look of the role, we’d love to hear from you.
Please note:
This position carries trust and responsibility. To support this, a comprehensive probity assessment, including a Federal Police Check, is a key part of the selection process for this role.
Our team members in this role must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our team. Please take this requirement into account when applying.
Equality Statement
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.
Application instructions
For help with your application or questions about the role, please contact me, Jacob Varnish, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, on 0459 276 008 or jacob.varnish@serco-ap.com
Are you ready to do important work that really matters? At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.
We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia, New Zealand, and Hong Kong, and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in health, defence, maritime, justice, immigration, and community services.
Impact a better future at Serco.
To apply https://www.seek.com.au/job/79793557