Community Corrections Officer

Community Corrections Officer - Lismore and Casino

Department: Community Industry & Capacity

Location: Lismore, NSW, AU, 2480

Community Corrections Officer

Lismore and Casino Community Corrections,

North District, Corrective Services NSW

Location: Lismore and Casino Community Corrections

Salary: Clerk Grade 5/6 ($99,938 pa to $110,270 pa) plus Employer’s contribution to Superannuation and Annual Leave Loading

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

Training: Paid training with a Certificate IV in Correctional Practice

Join us Now. Become a Community Corrections Officer to make a difference

Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

All successful candidates must be willing to work at the Lismore and Casino Community Corrections offices.

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.

What you’ll do

Community Corrections Officers are trained to provide case management for offenders being supervised on community-based orders such as Parole Orders, Intensive Corrections Orders and Community Corrections Orders and work with offenders in custody to prepare for their release into the community 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

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