Assistant Commissioner, Work and Education

Assistant Commissioner, Work and Education

• Ongoing position available
• Based in Windsor and Sydney CBD
• $288,534 to $324,688 total remuneration payable

Your role

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) is seeking an experienced executive to lead the Work and Education Branch. The role will provide expertise, leadership and direction for the manufacturing and service industries arms of CSNSW, ensuring inmate labour and staff are appropriately trained and qualified, and industry, education and trade connections are purposeful and support the provision of accredited vocational and educational training for inmates.

What you’ll do

The Assistant Commissioner, Work and Education role also leads initiatives that support inmate reintegration into the community and improve inmate’s ability to secure employment upon release. You will also:

• Lead teams while developing your workforce and inspiring direction and purpose
• Lead and direct the development of new corrections manufacturing and service industries
• Negotiate and manage large service providers and a large, dispersed workforce
• Identify business opportunities that provide work skills for inmates to enhance their employability upon release
• Administer the business planning, budgetary, financial, and change management strategies and processes for the effective functioning of the Work and Education portfolio
• Ensure compliance with Work Health & Safety legislation for all people at Work and Education sites
• Liaise, communicate, and participate extensively with community groups and private sector industries to minimise conflict in relation to competitive market shares and interests

What we’re looking for

• Experience as a senior executive, leading a strong people culture that aligns to vision, purpose, and goals of the organisation.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with proven experience in building collaborative partnerships.
• Extensive experience in safety and risk management strategy and policy, particularly within a correctional and/or industrial environment 

Download the role description. Download the CSNSW Towards 2030 Strategic Plan.

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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.

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

CSNSW provides professional correctional services and programs to reduce reoffending and create safer communities. We house remand and sentenced inmates in correctional centres and supervise offenders serving orders in the community. We collaborate with government and non-government partners to support victims, facilitate restorative justice, and promote reintegration.

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 Wednesday 14 May 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, Anne-Marie Martin on 0459 224 851 or at anne-marie.martin@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 Dylan Huke on 0484 362 936 or at seniorexecutiverecruitment@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 CSNSW 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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