Date posted: 23rd of September 2025
Application closing: 17th October 2025
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Primary purpose of position: |
This role focuses on leading a team of 4 sewing trainers, building |
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Reports to: |
Chief Executive Officer |
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Location: |
On-site – Office Level 1 85-87 North Terrace, Bankstown |
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Work Hours: Work Days: |
15 hours a week (between 9.00 am to 2pm)
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Commitment:
Probation period: Salary: |
Permanent Part-Time
3 months
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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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- Teaching & Training
• Plan and deliver high-quality sewing classes across beginner, intermediate, and
advanced levels.
• Instruct participants in industrial sewing machine use, garment construction, tailoring,
patternmaking, finishing, pricing, and product marketing.
• Adapt training approaches to suit diverse learning needs, including language barriers.
• Foster participant confidence, creativity, and readiness for employment or enterprise. - Team Leadership
• Lead and mentor a team of 4 sewing trainers, supporting effective class delivery.
• Contribute to curriculum development and continuous improvement of training
programs.
• Coordinate training schedules and ensure consistency across classes. - Program Support & Administration
• Maintain a safe, organised, and welcoming sewing workshop environment.
• Monitor and track participant progress through informal assessments.
• Record attendance, assist with intake and exit interviews, and contribute to reporting.
• Support collection of participant outcomes and success stories for project evaluation
and promotion.
• Oversee workshop equipment, including maintenance and ordering supplies.
• Collaborate with mentors, volunteers, and industry partners to support participant
pathways to work experience, employment, and enterprise.
- Teaching & Training
SKILLS AND REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Certificate III in Clothing Production, Fashion Design, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum 3–5 years’ commercial or professional sewing experience.
• Experience delivering practical, skills-based training to adults (experience with CALD and
refugee women highly regarded).
• Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating a small team of trainers or volunteers.
• Current Working with Children Check and National Police Check (or willingness to
obtain).
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office (attendance, reporting, and communication).
DESIRABLE ATTRIBUTES
- High-level sewing skills including experience with industrial sewing machines and
garment construction and finishing.
● Experience teaching or coaching adults in a practical skills environment.
● Team leadership skills with the ability to support, guide, and coordinate trainers.
● Ability to lead a team to plan and deliver sewing curriculum.
● Ability to adapt training styles to accommodate language barriers and diverse learning
needs.
● Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on empathy, patience, and encouragement.
● Cultural sensitivity and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
● Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
● Understanding of enterprise and small business basics (pricing, marketing, selling
products) is desirable not essential.
ABOUT COMMUNITY SUPORT SERVICES – CSS VILLAGE
Community Support Services is a non-profit social enterprise that takes a pro-active approach
to empower marginalized women and families with the tools to ‘thrive’. Through our services
and training programs, we help everyone in our “Village” be part of the community, and build a
better future for themselves and their families.
Since 2018, CSS has helped support approximately 13,000 community members and works with
over 45 volunteers each year to enhance social, educational, economic and environmental
outcomes. This is achieved through the following programs:
• Sewing Learn and Earn Social Enterprise (Stich the Gap and Sew Good): a work-
integrated social enterprise in partnership with Camilla and other fashion industry
collaborators. Participants gain commercial sewing skills—including tailoring,
patternmaking, and embroidery— making and selling products made from upcycled
fabric through sales in our shop, online marketplaces, and industry collaborations.
• Circular Economy Social Enterprise: Our Village Pantry & Shop repurposes food and
clothing, furniture through partnerships with Thread Together, ReLove, OzHarvest,
Secondbite, Foodbank —providing affordable/free essentials to those in need while
reducing waste.
•Education & Training: Workshops in parenting, wellbeing, business coaching, and
digital/financial/English literacy for all ages, including volunteering opportunities for
over-55s.
• Employment & Social Support: supporting people in crisis with vouchers, coaching,
counselling, and pathways to employment.
At our workplace, your talent can be challenged, and your efforts recognised as well as
rewarded. Employing fantastic people is what we do, so come and join the fun!
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH CSS
As a part of the friendly and vibrant CSS Village team, you’ll have the opportunity to:
● Work with a dedicated team of staff and volunteers with a vision to empower women
and families through a variety of impact focused projects
● Attend free upskilling courses
● Enjoy staff discounts for purchase of items offered in the CSS Village Pantry and Shop
● Work with well-known sustainable fashion industry enterprises like Camilla, Thread
Together, Social Outfit.
● Meet people from diverse cultures and do meaningful work alongside like-minded
people
●Utilise your skills and talents to help others.
By supporting our initiatives, you can help many women achieve social and economic
independence.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit a Resume and Cover Letter outlining your suitability for the role to
hello@cssvillage.org.au with subject line ‘Application for Senior Sewing Trainer’
If you have any question feel free to contact us via hello@cssvillage.org.au