Community Corrections State Parole Authority Representative

Community Corrections Representative

State Parole Authority

Commence July 2025                                                                                                                   

Location – Parramatta in the Justice Precinct, close to public transport

Employment type – Temporary opportunity for up to 2 years

Salary - $125,693 - $138,510 pa plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Applicants must have recent Community Corrections, CSNSW experience

Your role

The Community Corrections Representative is responsible for representing Community Corrections as an expert and official member of the State Parole Authority (SPA), ensuring that matters relating to people subject to parole or eligible for parole are brought to the attention of the SPA and considered in accordance with statutory requirements. The role also provides a communication link between Community Corrections and the SPA to facilitate an effective working relationship.

What you’ll do

As a Community Corrections Representative on the State Parole Authority, you will review recommendations and materials from Corrective Services NSW and provide informed, considered and clear advice from Community Corrections in State Parole Authority meetings.

You will work independently, with considerable autonomy. You will attend face-to-face SPA meetings as scheduled and have flexibility to complete your reading and preparations in the office, at home or in other locations that provide appropriate information security.

What we’re looking for

You must have demonstrated current experience in Community Corrections, with recent and extensive experience in a Parole Unit.  Additionally, you must have:

• Knowledge of relevant legislation including the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999
• An understanding of custodial and community-based programs, the classification of inmates and the functions of the Serious Offenders Review Council.

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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

The State Parole Authority makes informed, impartial and evidence-based decisions about the safe reintegration of inmates into the community.

The SPA also has powers to:

• set additional parole conditions for offenders 
• revoke any parole order made in NSW
• reinstate any parole order when appropriate  
• revoke and reinstate any Intensive Correction Order (ICO)
• decline parole for terrorism related offenders unless it is satisfied that the offender will not engage in, incite, or assist others to engage in terrorist acts or violent extremism.

Community safety is the State Parole Authority’s highest priority.

You will sit as an official member of SPA, employed by and representing  Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW).

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).

One successful candidate will be expected to commence in the role in July 2025 (to June 2027).

A second successful candidate will be expected to commence in the role in September 2025 (to August 2027).

Applications close 16 April 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 Shanna Satya on 0429 823 055 or at shanna.satya@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.  

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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

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