Community Corrections Officer

Department: Community Industry & Capacity

Location: Kempsey, NSW, AU, 2440

Community Corrections Officer

Position Type: Talent Pool Creation for Ongoing and Temporary Full‑Time roles and Part‑Time roles.

Salary: Clerk Grade 5/6 ($99,938 pa - $110,271 pa), plus superannuation and leave loading

Training: Paid training with a Certificate IV in Correctional Practice

Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

All successful candidates must be willing to work at Kempsey Community Corrections.

Your role

As a Community Corrections Officer, you will join a dedicated and dynamic team focused on offender rehabilitation and enhancing community safety. In this role, you will collaborate with individuals under supervision to develop and implement rehabilitative strategies, monitor progress toward established goals, and conduct home visits to ensure compliance with conditions. You will benefit from a supportive work environment and opportunities to engage in staff activities, all while making a meaningful impact in the community.

What you’ll do

Community Corrections Officers are trained to case manage people subject to community‑based orders, including Parole Orders, Intensive Corrections Orders, and Community Corrections Orders. At Kempsey, Officers also work with people in custody to prepare them for successful reintegration into the community upon their release on parole. This role offers extensive training opportunities and pathways for career advancement. If you have a strong interest in writing, enjoy collaborating with a dedicated team, and working with a variety of stakeholders, this position may be a great fit for you.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a mandatory four‑week, in‑person, paid training program at our Brush Farm Academy in Sydney, which is a key component of the Certificate IV in Correctional Practice curriculum.

What we’re looking for

- Individuals committed to upholding our values and behaviours, with a strong focus on ensuring community safety.

- A dedication to fostering positive relationships between Communities and Justice, with particular emphasis on supporting the local Aboriginal and CALD communities.

- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate integrity in all interactions.

- Experience in case management, along with high resilience, strong motivation, and a proactive, positive attitude.

- Ability to thrive in a challenging environment while applying cultural sensitivity and awareness.

- Develop and implement effective strategies while demonstrating decisiveness in managing emotionally charged situations and addressing complex or controversial issues.

Click here to hear from our Community Corrections Officers.

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button. We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career

- Flexible, autonomous work environment

- Competitive pay and conditions

- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities

- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

- Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

We do work that really matters

Working for Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) provides opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with government and non‑government justice and human services agencies to support victims, facilitate restorative justice, and promote reintegration. We’re focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Kempsey Community Corrections is a large community corrections team offering exposure to community, pre‑release and reporting centre contexts on the beautiful Mid North Coast.

We acknowledge the Dunghutti Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work.

There is strong collaboration with community partners and the Mid North Coast Correctional Centre, with the opportunity to work either in our community office or in the parole unit based at the correctional centre.

Kempsey Community Corrections Officers are supported by a holistic Circle of Services Specialist Team, inclusive of Senior Psychologists, an Aboriginal Community Engagement and Culture Officer, Services and Programs Officer and an Initial Transitional Service (ITS) case worker, promoting collaborative, dignified case management practice that supports improved outcomes for our clients and the community.

Staff act with integrity and respect for each other and all our stakeholders.

Are you ready to join us?

Click here, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet requirements of the role as well as an up‑to‑date résumé (maximum 3 pages).

We are looking for you to demonstrate your competency in the focus capabilities as detailed in the role description in your cover letter.

Please do not apply if you are not willing to work at Kempsey Community Corrections.

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Lorraine Fernandes on 0475 878 312 or via lorraine.fernandes@dcj.nsw.gov.au.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups. To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months for Kempsey ONLY.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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