Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Senior Overseer - Facilities Maintenance - Electrical
Corrective Services NSW
Junee Correctional Centre

Location - Junee Correctional Centre

Employment Type - Ongoing, Full Time

Salary - $101,986 pa + Incidental Allowance + Superannuation + Leave Loading

Your role

Corrective Services Industries is currently seeking a qualified candidate and supervisor for the Senior Overseer role at Junee Correctional Centre.

What you'll do

In this role you will 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.

As part of this role, the duties include however are not limited to:

• Supervise and train inmates to develop their work skills in order to enhance their post-release employment opportunities, thereby reducing their risk of re-offending.
• Contribute to the business unit operations through the delivery of work related inmate training
• Provide detailed input to case management reporting through the Work Readiness Program.
• Create and maintain a safe working environment for staff, contractors, inmates and visitors to comply with Work Health & Safety legislation.

As a standout candidate you will have:

• Trade experience as an Electrician
• The successful candidate will be paid to undertake Primary Training for Certificate III in Correctional Practice

What we're looking for

• Current Certificate III or higher in Relevant trade or tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate III level) in Electrical
• Hold relevant Fair Trading Electrical Licence/ Certificate

• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete within specified timeframes
• Current NSW Drivers Licence and preparedness to drive to locations as required
• Be part of an on-call rotation afterhours roster.

Why work for Corrective Services?

• Work direct for NSW State Government through Corrective Services
• Reduce reoffending through inmate training and education
• 5 Weeks Annual Leave
• Varied career opportunities and career progression
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team

• Paid training and obtain Nationally Recognised qualifications
• Ability to relocate across multiple different regions

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

Download the role description.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. 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?

When applying you will need to attach:

• Resume (maximum 3 pages and including 2 Referees - one must be a current supervisor)
• Cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role as specified in the role description (please refer to the Role Description so that you can address the highlighted capabilities)
• Copies of Trade Qualifications MUST be attached

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now' button.

Applications close 11:59pm, Friday 1st August 2025.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager John McCabe via [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, please contact Mozhda Neamat 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 will be established exclusively for future ongoing and temporary roles at Junee and will remain active for up to 18 months.

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

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

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Join the team at the Junee Correctional Centre where you can use your trade skills to train, supervise and develop the offenders within the centre. Highly rewarding role with great salary and entitlements!

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Join the team at the Junee Correctional Centre where you can use your trade skills to train, supervise and develop the offenders within the centre. Highly rewarding role with great salary and entitlements!