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 labor market.

APM delivers Employment Services Programs from over 400 sites nationally and you’ll be based at our Southport, Gold Coast site. We also have roles in Nerang and Robina!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