Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Team Leader Community Corrections - Talent Pool Creation

Hunter District Community Corrections,

Corrective Services NSW

Locations- Cessnock, Gosford, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Newcastle, Taree, Wyong.

Employment type- Talent Pool Creation - A talent pool will be created for future ongoing and temporary roles within Hunter District and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Salary -$118,296 - $122, 059 pa, plus super and leave loading (Clerk Grade 8)

Your role

This role will provide you with a great opportunity for growth and the development of leadership skills within Community Corrections. You will be a fundamental part of leading the team in both parole and community work offices to shape the future of Community Corrections

Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

What you'll do

As part of the middle management team in community corrections, you will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Provide professional support, mentoring and leadership to a team of Community Corrections Officers (CCOs) to maintain a high standard of professional service delivery that is compliant with legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Develop and maintain a cohesive team with positive and transparent culture focused on best practice and excellence.
• Guide and support team members with differing levels of experience and technical competence to enable their development.
• Assess risk and prioritise demands within available resources to ensure the quality of interventions are maintained at a high standard, and resources are targeted to where they will have the greatest impact.
• Work as part of a leadership team to identify systemic areas for development, implement and monitor activities to ensure team members' work quality is in line with best practices.

What we're looking for

• Capacity to provide professional supervision, coaching and mentoring to develop team members, including new CCOs during "on the job training" and a mandatory probation period.
• Strong leadership skills, including in engaging and motivating staff, and previous experience in providing professional supervision, development, and coaching.
• Flexible and resilient, to respond to the varied demands of a Community Corrections Office and management of complex and higher risk offenders.
• Skills and confidence to provide clear and constructive feedback to promote individual accountability and develop staff capability.

Download the role description.

If you are viewing this ad in Seek and wish to apply via their portal, you will be required to either set up a profile or login via your existing Seek account.

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 lots of 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.

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).

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

Applications close 30 March 2025 at 11:00pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Louise Lane on 0427 894 947 or at [email protected]

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,

Faith Timothy on 0497 142 953 or via [email protected].

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.

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

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

To keep up with recruitment opportunities at DCJ, follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CareersatDCJ/

The Welcome Experience

Thinking about moving to regional NSW? Get free, personalised support with housing, schools, jobs, and settling in. Learn more: www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience

The careers site currently promotes this service on the ‘Discover roles with DCJ in regional NSW' page.