Job reference: 704848
Location: 5253 - MURRAY BRIDGE
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

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, Human Resources is operationally accountable to the Business Centre Manager for the supervision, coordination and the provision of quality human resource services including rostering, recruitment and position management, leave management, employment contracts, workers compensation and HR reporting within specified Correctional Business Centre region.

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;

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.

Remuneration
ASO4 ($76,561 - 80,256pa)

Requirements
Essential: Nil
Desirable: Appropriate post-secondary qualifications in a business/commercial discipline.

Enquiries
Ms Lyn Fitzpatrick
Business Centre Manager
E: [email protected]
Ph: 08 8532 8508

Application Instructions

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

Include a CV or resume outlining your qualifications and employment history.

Applicants are required to include a current resume, a short cover letter and additional information addressing the specified criteria outlined in the Advice to Applicants. Your response to each specific criteria should not exceed one page in length.

Please note: Applicants that do not address the specified criteria may be disadvantaged during the shortlisting process.

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
This is an ongoing vacancy

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: 11/11/2025 11:00 PMa