Residential Centre Supervisor 7D

Residential Centre Supervisor 7D

Corrective Services NSW

Location: Miruma Diversionary Program - Cessnock

Employment type: Ongoing, Full time ( 2 positions available)

Salary: $99,938 - $110,270 + Superannuation + Leave Loading

Clerk Grade: 5/6

Your role

As a Residential Centre Supervisor, you’ll lead a dedicated team and provide vital support to women transitioning back into the community. This role is about more than supervision—it’s about creating a safe, structured environment where residents can overcome challenges and thrive. You’ll manage daily operations, guide staff, and facilitate tailored programs that make a real difference. If you’re passionate about empowering others and want a career where your leadership directly impacts lives, this is your opportunity to join a purpose-driven team and help shape positive futures.

What you’ll do

What You’ll Do

Step into a role where every day you make a real difference. As a Residential Centre Supervisor, you’ll lead a dynamic team and provide vital support to women transitioning back into the community.

This is your chance to combine leadership with compassion, helping residents overcome complex challenges and achieve positive outcomes.

In this role, you will:

• Lead with purpose – Supervise shifts and ensure smooth operations in a supportive residential environment.
• Empower others – Provide guidance and mentorship to Residential Centre Assistants, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team culture.
• Drive impact – Oversee effective case management and facilitate tailored programs, services, and counselling to meet individual needs.
• Champion success – Work closely with your team to achieve program goals and create a safe, structured, and empowering space for residents.

What we’re looking for

• Relevant expertise – Formal post-secondary qualifications in welfare or social sciences, or substantial hands-on experience in these areas.
• Preparedness and care – A current First Aid Certificate (or willingness to obtain within 3 months) and a preparedness to undertake further training and development as required for the position.
• Mobility and flexibility – An unrestricted Driver Licence and readiness to drive as part of your role.
• Proven experience – Significant experience working in social welfare or social science, with the ability to support individuals facing complex challenges.

Download the role description.

To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and 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.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) 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, 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 16 December 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Bobbie Thomas via Bobbie.thomas@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, please contact Aeron Santos via aeron.santos@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.

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