Community Corrections Officer | Broken Hill

Community Corrections Officer

Broken Hill

Location – Broken Hill. Western NSW

Employment type – Build talent pool to fill temporary and ongoing vacancies

Salary - $99,938 - $110,271 pa plus superannuation and leave loading

Ready to make a real impact?   If you want a purpose-driven career where your work changes lives and builds safer communities, becoming a Community Corrections Officer is your chance to step up and lead the way.

Your role

As a Community Corrections Officer, you will join a dedicated and dynamic team focused on offender rehabilitation and enhancing community safety. In this role, you will collaborate with individuals under supervision to develop and implement rehabilitative strategies, monitor progress toward established goals, and conduct home visits to ensure compliance with conditions.

As a Community Corrections Officer, you will help us make a difference to improve the lives of the diverse communities we work with. We’re excited to welcome motivated candidates with cultural knowledge and experience who can help make this happen.

This is a career-building opportunity offering hands-on experience, nationally recognised training, and clear pathways for progression within one of Australia’s leading justice agencies. Whether you're starting out or ready to step up, this role sets the foundation for a meaningful and impactful career in corrections.

You will benefit from a supportive work environment, ongoing development and opportunities to engage in staff activities, all while making a meaningful impact in the community.

What you’ll do

Community Corrections Officers are trained to manage cases for individuals serving community-based orders, including Parole Orders, Intensive Corrections Orders, and Community Corrections Orders. In some locations, officers also work with offenders in custody to prepare them for successful reintegration into the community upon their release on parole. This role offers extensive training opportunities and pathways for career advancement. If you enjoy working with people, collaborating with a dedicated team and engaging with a variety of stakeholders, this position may be a great fit for you.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a mandatory four-week, in-person, paid training program at Corrective Services Brush Farm Academy, which is a key component of the Certificate IV in Correctional Practice curriculum.

What You’ll Gain:

• A Career with Purpose: Play a vital role in shaping safer communities and transforming lives through justice and rehabilitation.
• Professional Growth on Us: Benefit from a fully paid, immersive 4-week training program (Certificate IV in Correctional Practice) that sets you up for success.
• Work Your Way: Enjoy genuine autonomy and flexible working arrangements that empower you to manage your day effectively.
• Belong to a Culture That Cares: Thrive in a supportive, inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated and your wellbeing matters.
• Pathways to Progress: Unlock clear, rewarding career opportunities within Corrective Services and across the wider NSW public sector.

Build a meaningful career where you make a difference—and keep moving forward.

Grow Your Career with Purpose:  Start as a Community Corrections Officer and unlock a clear path to leadership, specialist roles, and beyond. Corrective Services NSW offers structured career progression, professional development, and the chance to move into a variety of impactful roles.

Career pathways include:

• Senior Community Corrections Officer
• Team Leader or Manager
• Specialist roles in programs, training, or investigations
• Opportunities across the broader NSW justice and human services sector

What we’re looking for

• People with an understanding of the NSW criminal justice system, skills in case management and an understanding of the needs of Aboriginal people and their communities.
• You will have a commitment to providing support and strengthening relationships between Community Corrections and local service providers as well as the local Aboriginal community. This support should reinforce the ongoing and sustainable provision of better service delivery and outcomes for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people we work with.
• Individuals committed to upholding our values and behaviours, with a strong focus on ensuring community safety.
• A dedication to fostering positive relationships between Communities and Justice, with particular emphasis on supporting the local Aboriginal and CALD communities.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate integrity in all interactions.
• Experience in case management, along with high resilience, integrity, and a proactive, positive attitude.
• Ability to work from an office to interact face to face with people under supervision.
• Ability to thrive in a challenging environment while applying cultural sensitivity and awareness.
• Ability to develop and implement effective strategies while demonstrating decisiveness in managing emotionally charged situations and addressing complex or controversial issues.

Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. As an Aboriginal applicant, you are actively increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation across our organisation, and building a culturally capable workforce, so we are better equipped to address the challenges of reducing over-representation of Aboriginal people within our service systems. Non-Aboriginal applicants with understanding and experience working with Aboriginal and CALD community are also welcome to apply.

For more information on the day-to-day life of a Community Corrections Officer, review – A Day in the life of a CCO & Resilience as a CCO.

Download the role description.

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.

We do work that really matters

Working for Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) provides opportunities to make a real difference. Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers professional correctional services and programs to reduce reoffending and create safer communities. We house remand and sentenced inmates in correctional centres and supervise offenders serving orders in the community.

CSNSW provides reports and advice to courts and releasing/parole authorities and assesses offenders in the community and in custody for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of reoffending. CSNSW works in partnership with other government and non-government justice and human services agencies to support victims, facilitate restorative justice and promote reintegration.

Broken Hill Community Corrections is a small team that services the greatest geographical span of any office in the state.  The team holds a community caseload, along with managing the Parole Unit attached to Broken Hill Correctional Centre. 

The team consists of staff with varying degrees of experience and due to the nature of the location they have learnt to be flexible and creative when delivering service.  This ingenuity expands to community service, programs and remote reporting.

Broken Hill offers both unique geographical challenges and breathtaking local scenery, situated within the traditional lands of the Wilyakali people.  Our Broken Hill office acknowledges and pays respect to the Wilyakali as the traditional custodians of this region.  We are committed to honouring their heritage and fostering a collaborative environment that values cultural respect and community engagement.

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, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close:  14 December 2025 at 11.59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for Corrective Services NSW, please contact the hiring manager Natalie Steele on 0429945825 or at natalie.steele@correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au

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 Pologa Mase on 0467 051 326 or via Pologa.Mase@dcj.nsw.gov.au. 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 more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

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