Talent Pool Creation - Offender Employment Officer

Offender Employment Officer – Corrective Services NSW

Parramatta (6PSQ)

Location: 6PSQ – 10 Darcy Street, Parramatta NSW - with state-wide travel involved.

Employment type:  Talent Pool creation
Salary: $110,265.00 pa - $122,057 pa + 50% Environmental Allowance + Superannuation + Annual Leave Loading.

Your role:

Corrective Services NSW is offering an exciting opportunity for a passionate and driven team player to join the Work Readiness team, this role plays a vital role in facilitating employment pathways for offenders nearing the end of their custodial sentence.

As an Offender Employment Officer, you will play a key role in preparing individuals for the workforce and securing appropriate work release placements that support their successful reintegration into the community. This position involves building strong partnerships with employers, overcoming barriers such as stigma and prejudice, and aligning employment opportunities with training undertaken in custody.

Work changes lives.

For more information, please click here to review the role description

Essential Requirements:

• A current NSW Driver’s Licence and a willingness to travel across NSW as required.
• Experience working directly with inmates or within the employment services industry, with a strong understanding of the challenges and opportunities in these environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiative. This role requires a high level of autonomy, including the capacity to develop plans and proactively complete tasks without close supervision.
• Strong planning and prioritisation skills, with the ability to distinguish between urgent, important, and non-essential tasks to manage workload effectively.
• A collaborative mindset and team-oriented approach. The successful candidate will contribute to a supportive team culture and be willing to assist colleagues during peak periods or when additional help is needed.

We’re committed to building a team that reflects our values of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity. If this role resonates with you and you meet the essential requirements, we encourage you to apply. We’re interested in hearing from people who share our purpose and passion.

About Us:

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers professional Correctional Services and Programs to reduce the risk of re-offending and enhance public safety. It serves a key function of the NSW Justice sector by providing effective, safe and humane management of offenders both in custody and in the community. CSNSW also works in partnership with other government and community agencies to ensure that offenders and their families are supported.

Applying for the role

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When applying you will need to attach:

• Resume (maximum 5 pages and including 2 Referees – one must be a current supervisor)
• Cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities of this role as specified in the role description (please refer to the Role Description so that you can address the highlighted capabilities)

Applications close 11:59pm, Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Matthew Peacock via email: matthew.peacock@correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au or phone: 0474 830 001

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 Kaushik Gounder via kaushik.gounder@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

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