About the Department for Correctional Services
The Department employs approximately 2,000 staff and has responsibility for nine prisons and fifteen Community Correctional offices across the state. Our vision is for a safer community by protecting the public and reducing re-offending. We work towards this through the contribution of staff who are employed in a wide variety of fields, from correctional officers and teachers, to social workers, psychologists and supervisors of court orders. Their commitment ensures we deliver quality services to prisoners, offenders and victims of crime. We strongly promote diversity and equity in our workforce, which directly contributes to greater effectiveness and better outcomes. In a supportive and collaborative environment, you will encounter interesting professional challenges and you will work alongside dedicated and passionate people who help to turn around the lives of offenders and rebuild lives affected by crime.

Duties
The Team Leader, Intelligence is accountable to the Director, Intelligence and Risk for operational leadership and supervisory management of the Department's intelligence function and providing operational leadership to manage and develop the intelligence team to meet the Department's intelligence requirements and priorities. The incumbent is responsible for consulting and liaising with prison, community corrections and corporate senior management, and for maintaining external corporate relationships to support the Department's intelligence function.

Special Conditions
Section 47 of the Public Sector Act 2009 applies in conjunction with other provisions of the act and other applicable industrial entitlements.

The incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete a National Criminal History Check.

The incumbent is required to maintain a national security clearance as administered by the Australian Government Security Vetting Agency at the level required for the duties of the position being no lower than Negative Vetting 1 (NV1).

The Team Leader, Intelligence is a designated position pursuant to Policy 65- Designated Positions.

The incumbent is an authorised officer for opening and examining prisoner mail for the purposes of section 33 of the Correctional Services Act 1982.

A current South Australian Driver's Licence is essential.

A flexible approach to working hours is required.

Some interstate and intrastate travel will be required which may necessitate overnight absences.

Requirements
Essential: Nil.
Desirable: Tertiary qualifications in a relevant discipline.

Remuneration
ASO7 ($108,109 - $116,864 pa)

Enquiries
Ms Miracle Agmata
Administration Officer
E: [email protected]

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted online via I Work for SA.

A cover letter of no more than 2 pages quoting the vacancy number and outlining your skills, knowledge and experience relevant to the role you are applying for.

A CV or resume outlining your qualifications and employment history.

Refer to the Advice to Applicants for information on how to apply.

Applicants are required to complete the Employment Declaration if not currently employed by the Department for Correctional Services.

Additional Information
DCS is an equal opportunities employer, and our workplace reflects the diverse communities that we serve. Safety at Work is central to our mission — emphasising respectful relationships, psychological wellbeing, and the physical and cultural safety of all employees.

We strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, people of African heritage, people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, LGBTIQA+, neurodivergent people, people living with disability, people of all ages, and other diversity groups. We support flexible ways of working including part-time working arrangements, wherever reasonably possible, and strive to ensure a fair, accessible, and barrier-free recruitment process. We encourage you to share any support or access needs when you apply.

Applications close: 10/08/2025 11:00 PM