Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Community Corrections OfficerOrange & Forbes Community Corrections

Location - Orange & Forbes, Western NSW

Employment type - Ongoing & Temporary vacancies

Salary - $97,295 - $102,941 pa plus superannuation and employer's contribution to leave loading

Your role

At Community Corrections, we aim to reduce the impact of crime on the community by effectively case managing offenders to achieve reintegration and successful order completion. Orange & Forbes is renowned for its thriving economy, a heartland for agriculture, including impeccable fresh produce and livestock production thanks to rich, red and fertile soils. We're excited to welcome motivated Community Corrections Officers with cultural knowledge and experience who can help make this happen. As a Community Corrections Officer, you will help us make a difference to improve offender lives and work on what really matters.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a mandatory four-week, in-person, paid training program at our Brush Farm Academy, which is a key component of the Certificate IV in Correctional Practice curriculum.

What you'll do

• 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 community.
• 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 issues.

For more information on the day-to-day life of a Community Corrections Officer, review - A Day in the life of a CCO & Resilience as a CCO

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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.

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 Tuesday, 13 May 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 Tom Winn on 0438 831 978 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 contact, Talent Acquisition Officer, Lorraine Fernandes on 0475878312 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.

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