Senior Trade Overseer - Multi Trade - Sydney Metro

Senior Trade Overseer – FM Electrical/Plumber/Mechanical Fitter 5D – Corrective Services Industries – Sydney Metropolitan – Various Locations

Locations:

Electrical (Silverwater, Windsor-Francis Greenway & Long Bay (Malabar))

Plumber (Silverwater)

Mechanical Fitter (Silverwater)

Employment type – Ongoing 38 Hours

Salary - $98,059.00 + Incidental allowance $5,766, Superannuation and Leave Loading

Your role

We are looking for a proactive and dedicated Senior Trade Overseers to work at within our Facility Maintenance Units at Silverwater Correctional Complex, Windsor Francis Greenway Correctional Centre and Long Bay Correctional Complex – Malabar.

What you’ll do

Join an organisation with a rich history where your trade experience is valued. Senior Trade Overseers are trade qualified Correctional Officers with the essential role of supervising inmates and staff in their work-related activities within a correctional centre.

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

Provide leadership and mentoring to Overseers and supervise and develop inmates through managing, coaching, instructing, and encouraging them, as members of a team, in order that they may improve their work skills, enhance their post-release employment prospects, and contribute productively to Business Unit objectives.

Essential Requirements

Relevant trade or tertiary qualifications (minimum Certificate III level in the following):

Electrical – Must possess Related Trade qualification and hold a current related NSW Fair Trading Electrical Contractor Licence or Qualified Supervisor Certificate. (ACMA Open Cabling Registration or equivalent industry approved qualification is desirable)

Plumber – Must Possess Related Trade qualification and hold a current related NSW Fair Trading Plumbing Contractor Licence or Qualified Supervisor Certificate

Mechanical Fitter – Mist possess Related Trade qualification in Engineering Trade; Mechanical Fitter, Light Automotive Trade or related trade.

Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete Certificate III in Correctional Practice in accordance with specified CSNSW timeframes

Current NSW Driver Licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role

Download the role description.

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.

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?

When applying you will need to attach:

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the Focus Capabilities found in the Role Description and an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages, including 2 Referees – one must be a current supervisor).

Ensure you attach your qualifications in your application, failure to do so may affect your application for this position.

Applications close Sunday 30th June 2024 at 11:59pm AEST

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Justin Sawyer via email

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 Matthew Oakley via

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.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.