Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of others, and your own?

As an Employability Skills Trainer your role will be to deliver, facilitate and administer assessments, training and support services to Employability Skills Training participants so they can become more competitive in their local labour market.

APM delivers Employment Services Programs from over 400 sites nationally and you’ll be based at our Collingwood site. We lift people up, supporting them in employment, independence and improved wellbeing. It’s exciting, challenging, inclusive and rewarding. Together we aspire to enable better lives for our own people and the people we serve. 

Who are you?

You are an experienced career counsellor or career development trainer with the ability to use specialised career assessment tools and formulate individual career pathway plans for individuals. You have experience in supporting individuals to secure employment with your strong ability to build relationships, network and promote services.

You love working in a productive and collaborative environment, and want to bring your drive, passion and most importantly your first-class customer service to a role where you are enabling better lives. You’ll also enjoy helping colleagues so that we can achieve great results and make a difference, together.

Am I suited to being an Employability Skills Trainer with APM?

We find people with a background in training, career counselling and/or development a great fit for this role. Your desire to help people and meet business objectives will make you a good fit for an Employability Skills Trainer. It’s desirable that you have your Certificate IV Training and Assessment or be on the way to completion.

What you will be doing...

• Promoting APM and the Employability Skills Training program
• Supporting and guiding participants identify their skills, abilities and secure employment
• Developing career development plans for our participants
• Organising, planning, implementing and facilitating training programs for our participants
• Building relationships with local employers and community organisations

To be considered, you will have...

• Eligibility to work in Australia
• A current driver’s licence and a comprehensively insured vehicle
• Willing to complete a Criminal History Check
• Able to pass a Working with Children Check
• Ability to work Monday to Friday - 8:30am to 5:00pm
• Certificate IV Training and Assessment (desirable)

As a member of the APM team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• An attractive base salary + Super
• Supportive and interactive induction process with dedicated L&D team
• Genuine career development opportunities
• Work within a supportive and high performing team
• Discounted health insurance
• Access to our free Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to purchase additional leave
• Employee Wellbeing Program, and more!

 About APM Group

We’re a diverse team of over 9,000 people across 11 countries with a shared purpose - to enable better lives. Our purpose is the common thread that lives in everything we do, and it starts with enabling better lives for our employees and their families too.

Our work enables the people we serve to realise their ambitions and aspirations through sustainable employment, independence, better health and wellbeing, and increased social participation.

When you join APM, there’s an opportunity to grow your career in Human Services, across multiple global brands and geographies. You can expect a great work-life balance, extensive learning opportunities, networking programs and employee benefits. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others, who rely on our services.  

At APM we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people with a disability.