Community Corrections Officer - Nowra Division: Community Industry & Capacity Location: Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541 Req ID: 77718 Community Corrections Officer
Nowra Community Corrections,
South District, Corrective Services NSW Location: Nowra Community Corrections
Salary: Clerk Grade 5/6 ($99,938 pa - $110, 270 pa), plus super and leave loading
Position Type: Talent Pool Creation for Ongoing and Temporary Full-Time roles and Part-Time roles (Flexible working hours)
Training: Paid training with a Certificate IV in Correctional Practice Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
All successful candidates must be willing to work at Nowra Community Corrections.
Your role
As a Community Corrections Officer, you will join a dedicated and dynamic team focused on offender rehabilitation and enhancing community safety.
In this role, you will collaborate with individuals under supervision to develop and implement rehabilitative strategies, monitor progress toward established goals, and conduct home visits to ensure compliance with conditions.
You will benefit from a supportive work environment and opportunities to engage in staff activities, all while making a meaningful impact in the community.
What you'll do
Community Corrections Officers are trained to case manage people subject to community-based orders, including Parole Orders, Intensive Corrections Orders, and Community Corrections Orders.
At Nowra, Officers also work with people in custody to prepare them for successful reintegration into the community upon their release on parole.
This role offers extensive training opportunities and pathways for career advancement.
If you have a strong interest in writing, enjoy collaborating with a dedicated team, and working with a variety of stakeholders, this position may be a great fit for you.
Successful candidates will be required to complete a mandatory four-week, in-person, paid training program at our Brush Farm Academy, which is a key component of the Certificate IV in Correctional Practice curriculum.
What we're looking for Individuals committed to upholding our values and behaviours, with a strong focus on ensuring community safety.
A dedication to fostering positive relationships between Communities and Justice, with particular emphasis on supporting the local Aboriginal and CALD communities.
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and demonstrate integrity in all interactions.
Experience in case management, along with high resilience, strong motivation, and a proactive, positive attitude.
Ability to thrive in a challenging environment while applying cultural sensitivity and awareness.
Develop and implement effective strategies while demonstrating decisiveness in managing emotionally charged situations and addressing complex or controversial issues.
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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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Working for Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) provides opportunities to make a real difference.
We collaborate with government and non-government justice and human services agencies to support victims, facilitate restorative justice, and promote reintegration.
We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage.
It's work that really matters.
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About us:
Nowra Community Corrections is a large community corrections team offering exposure to community, pre-release and reporting centre contexts on the beautiful South Coast.
We acknowledge the multiple clans and lands of the Yuin Nation and Dharawal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work.
Nowra is an Improving Aboriginal Outcomes (IAO) innovation site, servicing a high volume of Aboriginal clients and communities, currently offering the Staying on Track Reintegration pilot, in addition to other IAO initiatives.
There is strong collaboration with community partners and South Coast Correctional Centre multi-disciplinary teams, with the opportunity to work in parole units at that centre.
Nowra Community Corrections Officers are supported by a holistic Circle of Services Specialist Team, inclusive of a Senior Psychologist, a Co-Existing Disorders Coordinator, an Aboriginal Community Engagement and Culture Officer, an Aboriginal Reintegration Officer, Services and Programs Officer and a Initial Transitional Service (ITS) case worker, promoting collaborative, dignified case management practice that support improved outcomes for our clients and the community
Staff act with integrity and respect for each other and all our stakeholders.
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the focus capabilities/requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 3 pages).
We are looking for you to demonstrate your competency in the focus capabilities as detailed in the role description Applications close 28 September 2025 at 11:00pm AEST.
A talent pool may be created for future temporary and ongoing roles at Nowra Community Corrections only.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Team Leader Cornel Van Ryn on 02 4424 6700 or
If you identify as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person and have questions regarding the application process or need assistance in completing the application, please contact Damien Kennedy on 0428 467 148 or
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 Lorraine Fernandes on 0475 878 312 or via
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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.
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A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months for Nowra Community Corrections only.
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