Community Corrections Officer, Young Community Corrections/csnsw

Division: Corrective Services NSW
- Location: Young, NSW, AU, 2594
- Req ID: 72452

**Community Corrections Officer**

**Talent Pool Creation**

**Corrective Services NSW**

**Location**: Young Community Corrections Offices

**Salary**: Clerk Grade 5/6 (Starting at $97, 027 pa) plus Employer’s contribution to Superannuation and Annual Leave Loading

**Position Type**: Ongoing - Fulltime

**Training**: Paid training with a Certificate IV in Correctional Practice

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

**Location**

Young is a vibrant community in the South Western Slopes region of New South Wales and is the largest town in the Hilltops Region. It is surrounded by orchards, olive groves and is known as the Cherry Capital of Australia. Young has scenic landscapes, and rich cultural heritage, providing a fulfilling lifestyle. Working in this area allows you to contribute significantly to community safety while enjoying the benefits of regional living, such as a close-knit community, lower cost of living, and a more relaxed pace of life.

**Your role**

Download the role description.

**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.

There are extensive training opportunities and promotion opportunities as you progress. If you enjoy writing, working with a great team, being busy and liaising across multiple stakeholders then this work will interest you

To learn more about the role, including what is involved in the job, watch this YouTube video and Community Corrections Career page. Download a day in the life of a Community Corrections Officer

**We’re looking for**
- People who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours with a strong focus on community safety
- Understand the NSW criminal justice system
- Commitment in providing support and strengthening relationships between Communities and Justice and the local Aboriginal community
- Excellent Communications skills, the ability to maintain confidentiality and display integrity
- Case Management experience, high resilience, great motivation, and a positive attitude

For more information visit Community Corrections and visit the DCJ Aboriginal Careers webpage. You may also refer to A Day in the Life of A CCO and the resilience flyer as CCO.

**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**

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers professional correctional services and programs to reduce reoffending and create safer communities. We house remand and sentenced inmates in correctional centres and supervise offenders serving orders in the community.

CSNSW provides reports and advice to courts and releasing/parole authorities and assesses offenders in the community and in custody for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of reoffending. CSNSW works in partnership with other government and non-government justice and human services agencies to support victims, facilitate restorative justice and promote reintegration.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

**Applications close**Sunday**9th March 2025**at 11:59pm AEST.

**Got a question?**

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**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 specifically for the Young location may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.