Vocational Trainer

**Flourish Australia** has a brand new opportunity for a **Vocational Trainer (Hospitality)** to join our Community Businesses team** **Bring your hospitality supervision and training skills to this unique role based in a vibrant community centre

The position available is:

- **Closed-term Full-time (76 hours/fortnight) until 30 June 2026**:

- Working** Monday to Friday**:

- Based in **Surry Hills**:

- **Attractive remuneration package** + 11.5% Super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging**

**About the Community Businesses**:

- **Social**: to create a recovery and reintegration pathway for people with mental health issues through various employment activities.
- **Economic**: to operate the business on a commercially sustainable basis of profitable growth whilst simultaneously offering employment opportunities for people.
- **Product**: to provide a range of commercial industry-standard products that meet the expectations and needs of targeted markets.
- **Support**: to increase awareness of mental health issues and to encourage businesses to support the Community Businesses.

For more information on how our Community Businesses provide recovery-focused employment and support, please visit our website.

**About the Opportunity**:
Flourish Australia’s Community Businesses provide vocational support and training within a commercial environment to people with lived experience of mental health issues. They achieve this goal by tailoring meaningful employment activities that support an employee’s vocational journey with practical on the job training and a group based learning experience. These vocational activities culminate into achieving the Community Businesses objective of transitioning employees into open employment.

The objectives of our community businesses are to provide a supportive working environment where people can:

- Reconnect gradually with employment and earn an award-based wage;
- Gain or enhance the social skills required to operate successfully as an employee;
- Learn about recovery and how to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing, and plan their recovery journey with support from a peer worker; and
- Gain useful trade or industrial skills and qualifications relevant to future working opportunities.

As a **Vocational Trainer (Hospitality)** **with Flourish Australia, you will lead the delivery of the Hospitality Program for individuals living with complex mental health issues. This program offers training and supervision in food preparation and service for Supported Employees.

On a day to day basis, you will:

- Supervise and train participants in all aspects of food and beverage, and commercial kitchen operations
- Ensure that participants are fulfilling all practical requirements of hospitality-related courses they are undertaking
- Ensure that the kitchen equipment and furniture is well maintained, presented and safe
- Manage stock and inventory
- Role model excellent customer service

For more information on the **Vocational Trainer (Hospitality) **role with Flourish Australia, please review the Position Description.

**Who we are**:
Flourish Australia is one of Australia’s most experienced community mental health organisations. Our purpose is to support people to flourish, believe in their futures, and become contributing members of the community.

Our services are comprehensive and highly personalised because each person’s experience will be different and their needs, as an individual, are unique. Together we set goals, connect individuals with the right people, support services and opportunities to meet their needs.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Essential:_
- A minimum 3-years experience leading a team in the hospitality industry
- Obtained NSW Food Authority Food Safety Supervisor certification and Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA) certification or be willing to gain these qualifications within an agreed timeframe.
- Demonstrated ability to work flexible hours.
- Demonstrated exceptional customer service skills.
- Relevant qualifications in hospitality or commercial cookery.
- Demonstrated understanding of people working with a lived experience of complex mental health.
- A current Australian Driver’s Licence.

**The Benefits**:
Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:

- **Attractive remuneration package**:

- **Tax-Free Salary Packaging** up to $15,900
- **Vehicle mileage allowance**:

- Family-friendly and **flexible working conditions**:

- **Generous leave provisions **including **17.5% leave loading + 2 additional days of personal leave + extra day paid leave over Christmas/New Year + 10 weeks paid parental leave**:

- Opportunities for **career development,** **professional development and training** such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST.
- Regular **supervision (reflective practice)**, ongoing 1:1 **mentoring**, strong **team support **and a **comprehensive induction **program
- **Inclusive initiatives** such as