Overseer - Grounds Maintenance External 5D - Wellington Correctional Centre

Company description:

Corrective Services NSW

Job description:

Trade Overseer (Qualified in Horticulture, Agriculture, Landscaping, Cleaning Operations and/or Mechanical)
Corrective Services NSW
Wellington Correctional Centre

Location: Wellington Correctional Centre, Wellington NSW
Employment type: Ongoing, Full Time 5 Days, Monday to Fridat
Salary: $97,285 pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation

Your Role:

Step beyond the traditional trade environment and put your skills to work where they create lasting impact. Whether you're qualified in horticulture, agriculture, landscaping, cleaning operations, or mechanics, this is an opportunity to combine hands-on work with mentoring and leadership.

At Corrective Services NSW, you'll maintain high-quality operations while coaching and developing offenders and Overseers with practical, job-ready skills that can help change lives. Every day brings variety, purpose and the chance to leave work knowing you've contributed to safer communities—all while enjoying the security, career development and work-life balance of an NSW Government role.

Key Accountabilities:

• Supervise, coach and support inmates to develop workplace skills, improve post-release employment opportunities and contribute to reduced re-offending outcomes
• Demonstrate and promote professional values, including integrity, accountability and ethical conduct aligned with CSI and organisational standards
• Support business unit operations through the delivery of inmate training programs, including Inmate Traineeships, and contribute to case management outcomes through the Work Readiness Program
• Manage resources effectively and maintain a safe and compliant work environment in accordance with Work Health and Safety legislation

The Successful candidates are provided with paid training to undertake Certificate III in Correctional Practice at an allocated Corrective Services Academy training facility.

Qualifications Required:

• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or willing to obtain within 12 Months.
• Relevant trade qualifications: Minimum Cert III in any of the following trades: Horticultural, Agriculture, Landscaping, Cleaning operations, Mechanic or related trades
• Current NSW Drivers Licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle while performing the role
• Forklift licence desired, but not essential

Essential Requirements:

• Proven post trade experience
• Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description.
• Ability and willingness to work across varying trades as required.

Please click here to review the role description.

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.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

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 a 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)
• Up to date resume (maximum 5 pages)
• A copy of your Trade Qualifications MUST be attached to be considered for this role
  
  

Applications close 11:59pm, Monday 31st August 2026

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Jason Calocouras via Jason.Calocouras@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, please contact Jessica Genovese via Jessica.Saliba@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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Profile description:

Trade Overseers wanted to work at Wellington Correctional Complex. Use your trade skills to help develop and mentor offenders within the correctional enviroment. Rewarding role with great salary and entitlements!

We offer:

Ongoing employment, paid leave loading, rewarding career