Navigation Instructor

Serco is a place where you can grow

Your impact makes a meaningful difference, and we're committed to supporting your professional and personal goals.

You’ll also have access to flexible benefits designed to support your wellbeing and growth, including:

• Flexible work arrangements supporting work-life balance


• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities


• Support to gain Certificate IV in Training and Assessment


• Access to employee wellbeing and assistance programs


• Opportunities to work across defence and training environments


• Inclusive, supportive and values-driven team culture

• Located in WA at HMAS Stirling with convenient on-site parking

Make an impact at Serco

As a Navigation Instructor, you’ll support and coordinate high-quality navigation training at the School of Navigation Warfare, based at HMAS Stirling. You’ll contribute to both theoretical and practical training across classroom, simulator and at-sea environments. Working closely with experienced instructors and defence personnel, you’ll help shape capable maritime professionals. Your work will directly support operational readiness and capability outcomes.

As a Navigation Instructor in the Navigation and Synthetic Warfare Training team, you’ll make a positive impact by:

• Delivering engaging navigation training across classroom, simulator and sea environments


• Supporting assessment of learner performance to maintain high training standards


• Coordinating training activities in line with Defence learning frameworks


• Developing and updating courseware, training materials and assessment tools


• Maintaining compliance with Serco and Defence policies and procedures


• Collaborating with stakeholders to continuously improve training outcomes

Serco is a place for you

You could be a great fit if you have:

• Intermediate Navigation Warfare Officers Course qualification or equivalent, with at least 18 months’ experience navigating a Minor War Vessel within the last 5 years


• Strong communication skills with confidence delivering training to groups


• Ability to build positive relationships with diverse stakeholders


• Well-developed organisational skills with attention to detail


• Experience in instructional or training environments (highly regarded)


• Familiarity with simulation systems and training development practices

• Be able to achieve and maintain a defence security clearance of NV1 or higher

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia and New Zealand and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in Health, Defence, Maritime, Justice, Immigration, and Community Services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability.

By joining Serco you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco.