AddressTrade Overseer – Ground Maintenance – Centre Hygiene 5D – Corrective Services Industries – Kempsey Correctional Centre – Mid North Coast
About the role
Salary: $88,178.00 pa + Incidental Allowance + Superannuation + Annual Leave Loading.
Position Type: Ongoing– Full Time
Location: Kempsey Correctional Centre – Mid North Coast
We are looking for a proactive and dedicated Trade Overseer to work at our Ground Maintenance – Centre Hygiene Business Unit at Kempsey Correctional Centre.
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 Service/Business Unit objectives.
Oversee the activities of the team to ensure productivity efficiency and other commercial objectives are achieved whilst ensuring all Workplace Health & Safety, Quality Management requirements and customer service needs are met.
Join an organisation with a rich history where your trade experience is valued. Trade Overseers are trade qualified Correctional Officers with the essential role of training and supervising inmates and staff in their work-related activities within a correctional centre.
Successful candidates are provided with paid training to undertake Certificate III in Correctional Practice at an allocated Brush Farm Corrective Services Academy training facility.
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Essential requirements
- Relevant trade or tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate III level in the following: Horticulture, Landscaping, Waste Management or similar related trades
- Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete Certificate III in Correctional Practice in accordance with specified CSNSW timeframes
- Current NSW Driver Licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role
About you
The ideal candidate will be able to prove their skills to:
- Supervise, coach, train, motivate, instruct and work with inmates to develop their work skills in order to enhance their post-release employment opportunities, thereby reducing their risk of re-offending.
- Provide a positive role model and demonstrate personal values, such as honesty, ethics and integrity which support CSI and social values.
- Positively contribute to the business unit operations through the delivery of work related inmate training, including the implementation of Inmate Traineeships.
- Provide detailed input to case management reporting through the Work Readiness Program.
- Manage resources efficiently and effectively to achieve planned outcomes.
- Create and maintain a safe working environment for staff, contractors, inmates, and visitors to comply with Work Health & Safety legislation.
Assignment to this role is subject to Criminal Records Check, Medical and Capability Assessments.
About Us
Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers professional correctional services and programs to reduce the risk of re-offending and enhance public safety. It serves a key function of the NSW Department of Communities and Justice Sector by providing effective, safe and humane management of offenders both in custody and in the community CSNSW also works in partnership with other government and community agencies to ensure that offenders and their families are supported.
Applying for the role
When applying you will need to attach:
- Resume (maximum 4 pages)
- Cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role as specified in the role description
- Copies of Trade Qualifications must be submitted with your application
For more specific information about the role please contact:
Operations Manager – Peter.arbuckle@justice.nsw.gov.au
For application enquires or support please contact:
Talent Acquisition Consultant – Matthew.oakley@DCJ.nsw.gov.au
Closing date: 11:59pm, Tuesday 05th March 2024
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary vacancies that may arise in Metropolitan and Regional NSW areas and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
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, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
All people are encouraged to apply.
If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact:
Matthew.oakley@DCJ.nsw.gov.au – PH: 02 8688 0681
and advise of our preferred method of communication.
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