• Location - Muswellbrook
• Employment type - Full time ongoing 35 hours per week (Flexible working hours)
• Salary - $93,295 - $102, 941pa, plus super and leave loading (Clerk Grade 5/6) 

Join us Now, act, become a Community Corrections Officer to make a difference!

Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

All successful candidates must be willing to work at our Muswellbrook Office.

Your role

As part of a high functioning and diverse team who values working together and provide support to each other, you will work with offenders, to create strategies, and monitor long and short- term goals. You will also apply various methods to monitor offenders’ compliance and conduct home visits. We provide great working conditions with strong work culture focus and staff engagement activities. 

Successful candidates will be mandated to undertake a four-week, in-person training program at our Brush Farm Academy as an integral component of the Certificate IV in Correctional Practice curriculum.

What you’ll do

Community Corrections Officers are trained to provide case management for offenders being supervised on community-based orders such as Parole Orders, Intensive Corrections Orders and Community Corrections Orders and work with offenders in custody to prepare for their release into the community on parole.

There are extensive training opportunities and promotion opportunities as you progress. If you enjoy writing, working with a great team, and liaising across multiple stakeholders then this work will interest you!

To learn more about the role, including what is involved in the job, watch this YouTube video and Community Corrections Career page.

What we’re looking for

• People who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours with a strong focus on community safety.
• Commitment in providing support and strengthening relationships between Communities and Justice and the local Aboriginal community.
• Excellent Communications skills, the ability to maintain confidentiality and display integrity.
• Case Management experience, high resilience, great motivation, and a positive attitude
• Ability to work in a challenging environment and apply cultural sensitivity.

Download the role description.

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers 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 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?

Click "Apply Now", attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Please provide details regarding your experience in case management 
• Please include details of how you demonstrate resilience in your work.

All successful candidates must be willing to work at our Muswellbrook Office 

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Mandy Thomas on 02 6549 0600 or at [email protected] using the subject line: Community Corrections Officer - Muswellbrook enquiry via EthicalJobs

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 [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 Muswellbrook ONLY

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.

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