Team Leader, Clerk Grade 8, Long Bay Parole Unit, Community Corrections

Team Leader, Clerk Grade 8, Long Bay Parole Unit, Community Corrections

• 2 x Temporary roles – 12 months
• Clerk Grade 8, Salary $109,371– $112,849 + superannuation + leave loading
• A talent pool will be created for future ongoing and temporary roles within Long Bay Parole Unit and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
• Located: Malabar

Your role

This role will provide you a great opportunity for growth and development of leadership skills within Community Corrections. You will be a fundamental part of leading the team in both parole and community work offices to shape the future of Corrective Services.

The values of Service Trust Accountability Integrity and Respect are embedded in all that Community Corrections does. This role especially requires the applicant to provide a service to our community and the staff and clients of our agency. Being enthusiastic, non-judgmental, and friendly are important aspects to achieving the requirements of the role. This is a unique opportunity to work in a hybrid model focusing on offenders preparing for release to the community as well as supervising offenders residing in the biggest residential centre in the state. Long Bay Parole Unit provides a service to two large and complex Correctional Centres, the Metropolitan Special Purpose Centre, and Long Bay Hospital. It consists of maximum- and minimum-security areas. The Violent Offender’s Treatment Program (VOTP), High Intensity Sex Offender Program (HISOP) and the Moderate Intensity Sex Offender Program (MISOP) are all run at MSPC. Long Bay Hospital accommodates both classified and remanded offenders undergoing medical and psychiatric care.

What you’ll do

As part of the middle management team in community corrections, you will be responsible for but not limited to the following:

• Provide professional support, mentoring and leadership to a team of Community Corrections Officers (CCOs) to maintain a high standard of professional service delivery that is compliant with legislation, policies, and procedures. 
• Develop and maintain a cohesive team with positive and transparent culture focused on best practice and excellence. 
• Guide and support team members with differing levels of experience and technical competence to enable their development. 

What we’re looking for

•           Capacity to provide professional supervision, coaching and mentoring to develop team members, including new CCOs during “on the job training” and a mandatory probation period.

•           Strong leadership skills, including in engaging and motivating staff, and previous experience in providing professional supervision, development, and coaching.

•           Flexible and resilient, to respond to the varied demands of a Community Corrections Office and manage complex and higher risk offenders.

•           Skills and confidence to provide clear and constructive feedback to promote individual accountability and develop staff capability.

Essential Requirements:

•           Current driver’s licence and have a willingness/ability to drive within NSW. You will be required to travel between both the Parole and Community work offices.

Download the role description.

If you enjoy report writing, working with high risk and high-profile offenders, working with a great team and liaising with multiple stakeholders then this work will interest you!

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) 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?

To strengthen your application we recommend you review specifically the Capability Application Tool to give you examples of interview questions and to understand how we recruit and measure your capability for the role.

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 WEDNESDAY 10TH JULY 2024

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Bernadette Cahill on 0400 739794 or at bernadette.cahill@dcj.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 call Karen Honnery on 8688 2811 or via Karen.Honnery@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 for Long Bay Parole Unit 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.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.