Team Leader, Clerk Grade 8, Tumut / Junee Hub Community Corrections

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Tumut; On-site; AUD 126,000 - 129,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A challenging and rewarding career

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development opportunities

Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assist

Job summary

Corrective Services NSW is seeking a Team Leader, Clerk Grade 8 for the Tumut/Junee Hub Community Corrections to guide a disciplined team, mentor staff and uphold high professional standards in line with legislation and agency values.

You will oversee risk assessments, prepare court and releasing authority reports, manage caseloads, and provide clear feedback and development opportunities to staff within a parole unit, supporting transition planning and community safety.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams in a corrections or security setting.
• Current driver's licence and willingness to drive within NSW.
• Strong communication and feedback skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and mentorship to the Tumut/Junee Hub team.
• Oversee caseloads and prepare reports for authorities.
• Support staff development and performance management.
• Collaborate with multiple stakeholders across units.

Job description

Team Leader, Clerk Grade 8, Tumut / Junee Hub Community Corrections

Department: Community Corrections Southern

Department/Agency: Corrective Services NSW

Location: Tumut, NSW, AU, 2720

Team Leader, Clerk Grade 8, Tumut / Junee Hub, Community Corrections, Corrective Services NSW

Location –Junee Parole Unit Community Corrections Office

Employment type – 2 x Ongoing Full-Time Roles

Salary - $125,500 - $129,492 per annum plus superannuation and leave loading

Your role

Community Corrections Team Leaders provide professional support, mentoring and leadership to the team to ensure a high standard of professional service delivery that is compliant with legislation, policies, procedures and the values of the organisation.

What you’ll do

As part of the Junee Parole Unit Community Corrections team, you will develop and support a cohesive team of Community Corrections Officers with differing levels of skills and competence in a changing work environment. You will provide clear and supportive feedback to develop and support staff to meet individual accountability.

You will also provide oversight of caseloads involving preparing reports to both releasing authorities, courts for sentencing, and preparing people for release, including those assessed as high risk or with complex needs. There is extensive training and promotional opportunities. If you enjoy guiding and supporting team members and liaising across multiple stakeholders, then this work will interest you.

You'll work as part of a team who complete tasks including risk assessment, report writing and case management and you'll be working in a parole unit within a Correctional Centre environment.

About Junee Parole Unit

Junee Correctional Centre accommodates up to 1,279 male inmates across minimum, medium and maximum-security classifications, as well as a small transitional unit for women. The centre is located approximately 30 minutes from Wagga Wagga.

The Junee Parole Unit staff are based across both Junee Correctional Centre and the Wagga Wagga office, providing services to inmates and supporting transition planning into the community. As part of the Tumut-Junee Hub, there are occasions where staff are required to undertake work at Mannus Correctional Centre. This may involve travel of approximately 1.5 hours to the centre in a departmental vehicle.

What we’re looking for

• Energy, enthusiasm and a commitment to excellence
• Ability to foster a collaborative team environment that motivates staff to achieve results
• Self motivation, self awareness and the ability to communicate clearly and confidently
• Ability to give and receive direct, honest and constructive feedback
• Ability to support, coach and develop staff in a dynamic workplace
• The willingness and courage to ensure that the core values of accountability, respect, service, trust, and integrity, are modelled and embedded within your team
• Current driver’s licence and have a willingness/ability to drive within NSW. Travel requirements will vary depending on location.

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

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. We assess 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 of people completing their Orders.

Are you ready to join us?

Applications close SUNDAY 15TH November 2026 at 11:00pm AEST.

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 Karen Honnery on0460 942 972 or via [e-mail]

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.

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Priority will be given to filling roles at Tumut / Junee Hub Community Corrections.

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