Community Service Officer Administration Assistant
NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Griffith NSW
Location - Griffith Community Corrections
Employment type - Temporary vacancy for up to 12 months
Talent pool for temporary and ongoing vacancies
Salary - $84,659 - $92,701 p.a plus Superannuation & leave loading
Your role
As a motivated Administrator, you will assess and refer offenders to community agencies and undertake site inspections to ensure compliance with requirements under the Work Order Program. You will also provide administrative and clerical support to the Work Order Scheme by undertaking various duties to ensure the efficient operation of the Work Order Program.
Are you looking for a career that offers purpose, variety, professional growth, and a team that genuinely cares? Griffith Community Corrections is the place for you. Join us and help create safer, stronger futures—for individuals and for our community.
You'll work within a supportive, collaborative team where mutual respect and shared success are at the heart of everything we do. Our roles foster a culture of wellbeing, teamwork, and shared responsibility. You'll report directly to the Community Service Organiser, with overall supervision from the Manager, Community Corrections, ensuring guidance and support every step of the way.
What you'll do
* Conduct induction interviews/work placement assessments and inspections and allocate clients to appropriate agencies through written instructions.
* Identify and induct potential agencies into the work order scheme to ensure an availability of agencies to sustain the demand for work orders.
* Allocate offenders to suitable work locations and monitor their ongoing attendance and progress at the work location.
* Co‑ordinate and maintain computerized and manual attendance records for offenders placed at worksites and collect the hours worked by clients, record data and generate reports.
* Undertake work, health and safety site inspections of agencies to establish suitability for the work order program.
* Manage client and agency enquiries regarding placements, absences, appointments and other general enquiries relating to the work order program.
* Prepare relevant papers to assist the Community Service Organiser in court preparations.
* Participate in meetings with Community Service Organiser, Community Corrections manager and field officer to coordinate the operations of the work order program.
* Prioritise workload and deliver tasks according to the procedures manual and local directives of the Community Service Organiser and/or Manager.
* Serve as the first point of contact for enquiries concerning the work order programme and exercise discretion in deciding which matters should be referred elsewhere.
What we're looking for
* Willingness to learn and actively develop an understanding of the Community Service Work Order Scheme, along with relevant acts and regulations, through on‑the‑job experience.
* Engage in hands‑on learning to gain knowledge of Workplace Health and Safety requirements, including conducting inspections to assess agency suitability for Community Service Work.
* Demonstrate a willingness to engage with all individuals, respecting diversity and ensuring clear, consistent communication.
* Current driver's licence and willingness/ability to drive within NSW.
* Successful completion of the community service training.
What We Offer
* 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.
Inclusion and Diversity
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.
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. For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.
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Application Information
Applications close 4th January 2026 at 11:59pm AEDT.
To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the 'Apply now' button.
For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Olivia Warner on *** or via *************@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 Lynsey Allison on *** or via **************@dcj.nsw.gov.au. Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
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