Chief Inspector - NSW Sheriffs Office

·       Location: Dubbo

·       Ongoing - 35 hrs. per week

·       Salary - $113,746 - $117,363 pa, plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

You will oversee larger centres or hubs within the NSW Sheriff’s Office, including the primary centre and satellite courts.

You will lead a team ensuring staff are well trained and effectively performing their duties to meet the NSW Sheriff’s Office objectives in line with legislative requirements.

What you’ll do

·                Manage, lead and develop staff in a large Sheriff’s Office centre/hub ensuring practices align with the Business Plan, Public Sector guidelines, and departmental instructions.

·                Provide advice to the Registrar or Regional Commander through reports and correspondence and facilitate support for other locations during resource shortages or high-risk situations.

·                Contribute to policy review and development to improve Centre operations, service delivery, and staff training.

·                Implement service processes for court matters under the Regional Commander’s supervision.

·                Assist Regional Commanders with security plans and risk assessments, ensuring safety for judiciary, jurors, legal professionals, witnesses, and the public.

·                Implement approved business continuity plans, monitor security equipment, and conduct entry screenings using electronic detection tools.

·                Coordinate jurors for Supreme and District Courts, ensuring smooth operations, witness handling, and courtroom decorum.

·                Maintain office records and databases for security systems, vehicle use, work logs, and accounting systems.

·                Support day-to-day regional operations as a Duty Officer.

What we’re looking for

·                Experience efficiently managing resources in a high volume, diverse and often demanding work environment.

·                Ability to advise and provide guidance on sensitive and difficult law enforcement activities and address client complaints by developing and implementing effective solutions.

·                Strong understanding of legal principles and processes and the NSW court system.

·                Strong understanding and compliance with departmental policies and practices, including harassment prevention, EEO, EAPS, ethical conduct, workplace health and safety, disability awareness, and the Aboriginal Cultural Capability Framework.

·                Sound judgement and experience making independent decisions in relation to day to day security and operational requirements.

·                Good understanding and ability to comply with departmental policies and practices such as harassment prevention, EEO, EAPS, Code of Ethical Conduct, Work, Health and Safety, Ethical Work Practices, Disability Awareness and the Aboriginal Cultural Capability Framework.

The role is a sworn Sheriff’s Officer for the purposes of the Sheriff Act 2005. The role will be required to perform the duties of a Sheriff’s Officer as necessary, such as the execution of court orders, and court security duties.

Essential requirements

·       Successful completion of the Sheriff’s Officer Recruit Training Program.

·       Certificate III in Government to be completed within 12 months of commencement.

·       Successful completion of tactical re-certification, and other prescribed training programs mandated in line with Clause 9 of the Crown Employees (Sheriff’s Officer) Award 2024 as required.

·       Willingness to obtain and complete a Diploma of Leadership and Management or equivalent upon commencement.

·       Current NSW Driver’s Licence, with a provisional P2 licence as a minimum upon entry to service.

·       Current First Aid certificate.

·       Meet the required health, physical and psychological requirements in accordance with agency standards.

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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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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, 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:

1.            Provide an example of a situation when an employee reported a serious breach of policy or rules and how you managed the matter.

2.           Describe an occasion where you implemented an unpopular business change and how you overcame resistance from staff.

Applications close - Wednesday, 18 June 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 Assistant Sheriff Gavin Rowan via Gavin.Rowan@justice.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 contact Paola Pina via paola.pina@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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