Administration Assistant

Administration Assistant (Talent Pool)

Location – Broken Hill Community Corrections

Employment type – Build talent pool to fill temporary and ongoing vacancies

      Salary - $75,728 - $82,329 pa plus superannuation & leave loading

Your role

The Administrative Assistant provides quality customer and support services to a broad range of stakeholders including but not limited to, administration and other staff in the office, other agencies, members of the public and offenders, to enable the efficient operation of the Community Corrections office.

What you'll do

As part of the role, the ideal candidate will be required to provide a high level of support to senior executive staff and work teams with the successful delivery of correctional and community administrative duties to ensure effective operation of the work area.

The successful candidate will be responsible for, however is not limited to the following.

• Undertake a variety of administrative activities for and on behalf of the Manager and/or a work team with or without collaboration of relevant stakeholders to ensure activities are completed effectively, records updated, feedback provided, and inquiries clarified as required.
• Maintain manual and digital records accurately and securely ensuring these are accessible.
• Respond efficiently to all inquiries and routine requests for information escalating enquiries as necessary, to ensure the provision of accurate information.
• Update records and databases, complying with records management processes, to ensure information is accurate and is stored correctly and accessibly.
• Requesting court depositions and records in a timely manner.
• Generate routine correspondence with a view to exchanging factual information whilst exercising discretion and judgement at all times, seeking supervisory direction as necessary.
• Participate in taking meeting minutes and provide a strong level of support, follow-up on actions as necessary whilst keeping all participants informed.
• Provide quality administrative services to support the effective operation of the Community Corrections office.

What we're looking for

To be successful for this role, you will always display integrity and be a true team player with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will always maintain confidentiality whilst utilising your proven experience to meet the demands of this role effectively. Resilience, initiative, high attention to detail and accuracy along with the ability to work under pressure are the key attributes to succeed in this fast-paced role. CSNSW offer many training opportunities and promotional opportunities can be available. If you enjoy administrative work, supporting team members and liaising across multiple stakeholders then this work will interest you

Previous administration experience and ability to demonstrate a high level of computer skills including Microsoft Office suite as well as competency in applications such as record management systems is desirable. The ability to learn and grow in the role will be important in terms of understanding the role.

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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.

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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.

Broken Hill Community Corrections is a small team that services the greatest geographical span of any office in the state.  The team holds a community caseload, along with managing the Parole Unit attached to Broken Hill Correctional Centre. 

The team consists of staff with varying degrees of experience and due to the nature of the location they have learnt to be flexible and creative when delivering service.  This ingenuity expands to community service, programs and remote reporting.

Broken Hill offers both unique geographical challenges and breathtaking local scenery, situated within the traditional lands of the Wilyakali people.  Our Broken Hill office acknowledges and pays respect to the Wilyakali as the traditional custodians of this region.  We are committed to honouring their heritage and fostering a collaborative environment that values cultural respect and community engagement.

Apply now and join Australia's top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment

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 30 November 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Natalie Steele on or at

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 Lynsey Allison on or at  

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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

The talent pool will be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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