Trade Trainer - Plumbing

Southern Cross Catholic College Burwood
Start Date: Thursday, 28 January 2027
Application Closing Date: Monday,16 November 2026
Employment Type: Part-Time (0.4 FTE), Temporary

Why Join Us

Join Sydney Catholic Schools (SCS), NSW's largest Catholic education community, with over 145 schools and 75,000 students. At Southern Cross Catholic College Burwood, you'll make a daily impact, grow your career, and be supported by strong professional learning.

Benefits include:

• competitive remuneration: up to $129,889. Base full-time salary ranges from $92,882 to $115,972 (paid on a pro-rata basis for part time positions)
• salary packaging of up to $15,900 annually
• up to 25% discount on school fees for parents of SCS students 
• ongoing training and development opportunities
• health and wellbeing initiatives and resources, including Fitness Passport
• generous Employee Referral Program
• a wide range of further rewards and benefits.

About Our School

Southern Cross Catholic College (SCCC) provides Sydney’s premier personalised applied learning approach for students in Years 10 to 12 seeking specialised education pathways in Vocational Education, and was recently crowned Secondary School of the Year (non-government) at the Australian Education Awards for the second year running. Southern Cross Catholic College is an inclusive faith learning community where the dignity of all is respected. The College is committed to developing in our students the skills to be confident and creative learners in the world in which they live for today and tomorrow. The Southern Cross Advantage allows students to combine studies for senior school qualifications with higher-level national qualifications, graduating work-ready and with dual qualifications.

About You

As a suitably qualified Trade Trainer - Plumbing you will be a dynamic educator, keen to engage and inspire our students and deliver a curriculum that caters for students with different learning styles, specifically delivering content face-to-face to students during school term time. You’ll bring:

• a commitment to the Catholic ethos of the College
• industry experience
• the ability to deliver high quality, personalised training specific to the qualification and support and supervise a group of vocationally focused students
• the ability to liaise with industry representatives whilst supporting the workplace learning program
• a commitment to quality education and training and to sharing your industry knowledge with your students
• an ability to work autonomously and also positively and collaboratively as part of a team of trainer educators
• experience in training and mentoring young people in an employment or educational environment (highly desirable)
• a flexibility of hours, suitable to our block delivery of classes
• an ability to deliver online course content and support students using technological learning platforms.

You will have attained:

• Certificate III or above in Plumbing
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

How to Apply

Click ‘Apply’ to submit your application, including:

• current CV and cover letter
• three referees, including your current employer/principal (where applicable) your last principal. 

Any offer of employment with Sydney Catholic Schools is subject to screening completed by the Central Office People & Culture Services team.  

If you encounter technical issues or for any general enquiries please contact the People & Culture Services team on (02) 9568 8297 (8am-5pm, Mon-Fri).

Statement of Commitment to Child Safety
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Working With Children Check (WWCC)
This role is classified as child-related work and therefore requires a WWCC clearance prior to commencement of employment.

SCS welcomes and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and candidates with diverse backgrounds.