Plumbing Facilities Maintenance

 Plumbing Facilities Maintenance –  Senior Trade Overseer –  5D

Wellington Correctional Centre

Location – Wellington Facilities Maintenance, Wellington Correctional Centre
 

Employment type – Full Time, Ongoing
 

Salary - $105, pa + Incidental Allowance, Superannuation and Leave Loading

Your role

We are looking for a proactive and dedicated Plumber to work at our Facilities Maintenance Business Unit at the Wellington Correctional Centre.

What you'll do

Join an organisation with a rich history where your trade experience is valued. Senior Overseers are trade qualified Correctional Officers with the essential role of supervising, managing and developing inmates and staff in their work-related activities within a correctional centre.

Provide leadership and mentoring to Overseers and supervise and develop inmates through managing, coaching, instructing, and encouraging them, as members of a team, in order that they may improve their work skills, enhance their post-release employment prospects, and contribute productively to Business Unit objectives.

Essential Requirements

• Relevant trade or tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate III level in the following): Plumbing or similar related trades and hold a current Fair Trading Plumbing Contractors License
• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete Certificate III in Correctional Practice in accordance with specified CSNSW timeframes
• Ability and willingness to work across trades as required
• Must be willing to participate in a cyclic on call roster
• Willing to work in team environment
• Current NSW Driver Licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role

Download the role description.

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.

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.

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?

When applying you will need to attach:

• Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the Focus Capabilities found in the Role Description and an up-to-date resume (maximum 5 pages, including 2 Referees – one must be a current supervisor).
• Ensure you attach your qualifications in your application, failure to do so may affect your application for this position.

Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday 14th December 2025

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Anthony Tait via

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, please contact Mozhda Neamat via  

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 may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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