AddressOverseer – Engineering 5D
Hunter Correctional Centre
Location –Hunter Correctional Centre, Cessnock NSW
Employment type – Ongoing, Full Time
Salary - $88,178 pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation
Your role
Corrective Services Industries is currently seeking a trade qualified candidate for the Engineering overseer role at Hunter Correctional Centre. As the ideal candidate for this role, you must have experience across any of the following trades: Metal Fabrication, Welding, Fitting Machining.
What you’ll do
As the ideal Overseer for this role, you will have excellent communication skills, a positive attitude, strong work ethics and integrity in line with CSI core values to train and supervise inmates as well as Quality control / inspection responsibilities to ensure compliance. You are also required to have sound computer knowledge, show strong resilience and have robust time management skills.
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.
The successful candidate will be paid to undertake Primary Training for Certificate III in Correctional Practice.
What we’re looking for
As a standout candidate you will have:
- Proven trade experience
- Demonstrated staff management skills
- Willingness to work across varying trades and ability to multitask to achieve operational goals
- Must be willing to undertake relevant training as required (paid by CSI)
Essential Requirements
- Certificate III or higher in Metal Fabrication, Welding, Fitting Machining
- Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete within specified timeframes
- Current NSW Driver Licence and preparedness to drive to locations as required
- General understanding of capabilities around the use of computers and electronic platforms to access relevant departmental programmes and applications
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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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Applications close 11:59pm, Wednesday 12th June 2024.
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