Administrative Assistant

Department: Community Corrections Metropolitan East; Sydney; On-site; AUD 78,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Annual leave loading

Job summary

Department: Community Corrections Metropolitan East – Surry Hills NSW is seeking an organized administrative officer to provide reception and clerical support for City and Leichhardt Community Corrections. The role focuses on data entry, minuting meetings, and handling routine client matters with accuracy and discretion.

You will join a team delivering quality services, with a fixed salary band of $78,000 to $84,799 per year plus employer superannuation contributions and annual leave loading.

Qualifications

• Experience in administration and reception roles.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Ability to manage data entry and records accurately.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and reception support to clients and staff.
• Perform data entry, minutes, and document preparation.
• Support meetings and events, maintain electronic and physical records.

Skills

Administration

Reception

Data entry

Microsoft Office

Record management

Tools

Record management systems

Job description

Department: Community Corrections Metropolitan East – Surry Hills NSW

$78,000 - $84,799 a year

Permanent, Casual/Temporary

2d ago , from Department of Communities and Justice NSW

City and Leichhardt Community Corrections, Corrective Services NSW

• Location: City and Leichhardt Community Corrections
• Position Type:Ongoing/Temporary
• Salary: Clerk Grade 1/2 - $78,000 pa - $84,799 pa plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

A Talent Pool will be created for future ongoing, part time and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Priority will be given to filling roles at City and Leichhardt Community Corrections.

Your role

The role performs administrative and reception services to internal and external clients to support the delivery of quality services for the organisation. It also undertakes a range of administrative support services relating to the business, including non-complex client matters, word processing, data entry, preparing correspondence, taking minutes, maintaining electronic and file records and support with meetings and events.

The values of Service Trust Accountability Integrity and Respect are embedded in all that Community Corrections does. This role especially requires the applicant to provide a service to our community and the staff and clients of our agency. Being enthusiastic, non-judgmental and friendly are important aspects to achieving the requirements of the role.

What you’ll do

To be successful for this role, you will always display integrity and be a true team player with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will always maintain confidentiality whilst utilising your proven experience to meet the demands of this role effectively. Resilience, initiative, high attention to detail and accuracy along with the ability to work under pressure are the key attributes to succeed in this fast-paced role. CSNSW offer many training opportunities and promotional opportunities can be available. If you enjoy administrative work, supporting team members and liaising across multiple stakeholders then this work will interest you!

What we’re looking for

Applicants should have previous administration experience and be able demonstrate a high level of computer skills including Microsoft Office suite as well as competency in applications such as record management systems. The ability to learn and grow in the role will be important in terms of understanding the role.

We are also seeking someone who demonstrates strong emotional intelligence, including the ability to follow direction, receive feedback constructively, and work effectively with a diverse range of people. This includes maintaining professionalism when interacting with individuals who may present with challenging behaviours, and responding with composure, respect, and sound judgment.

Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply

As an Aboriginal applicant, you are actively increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation across our organisation, and building a culturally capable workforce, so we are better equipped to address the challenges of reducing over‑representation of Aboriginal people within our service systems.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity.

We do work that really matters

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) delivers 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.

CSNSW provides reports and advice to courts and releasing/parole authorities and assesses offenders in the community and in custody for relevant interventions to reduce their risks of reoffending. CSNSW works in partnership with other government and non-government justice and human services agencies to support victims, facilitate restorative justice and promote reintegration.

For more information about Community Corrections please refer:

https://correctiveservices.dcj.nsw.gov.au/csnsw-home/community-corrections.html

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To strengthen your application, we recommend you review specifically theCapability Application Toolto give you examples of interview questions and to understand how we recruit and measure your capability for the role.

Applications close Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 11:00pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager – Joeleen Sinclair on0472 721 *** orvia***************@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 callLorraine Fernandes on 0475 878 ***or via***************@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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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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