Life Skills Instructor

About the role

The Life Skills Instructor provides essential domestic training to prisoners, covering cooking, nutrition, hygiene and other practical skills. The role also supports broader work‑camp activities such as gardening, cleaning, laundry and maintenance to enhance employability on release.

Key responsibilities

• Plan and deliver instruction on basic domestic competencies, budgeting, nutrition, cooking, purchasing, hygiene and cleaning.
• Collaborate with education teams to create vocational opportunities and supervise prisoners and staff in work‑camp areas.
• Manage information and knowledge securely, ensuring confidentiality and accurate record‑keeping.

Required profile

• Demonstrated experience delivering life‑skills training and mentoring participants.
• Strong interpersonal communication with diverse groups, including minority, non‑English speaking and Indigenous peoples.
• Ability to supervise teams, plan workloads and provide guidance and performance feedback.

Required skills

• Proficiency with computer applications such as spreadsheets, databases, document creation and email.
• Experience in information and knowledge management within a confidential environment.

What we offer

• Remote district allowance up to $16,722 per annum.
• Subsidised housing, return flight to Perth, relocation assistance and other location allowances.
• Career pathway opportunities, learning and development programs, health and wellbeing benefits including fitness discounts.