Community Service Field Officer

    Location: Mudgee, Blue Mountains & Central West NSW

    Job Type: Casual/Vacation

    Salary: 46.36 AUD per hour

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    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.

    Your role

    Provide worksite supervision and support to offenders undertaking mandated community service and coordinate all aspects of a community service worksite.

    What you’ll do

    • Transport groups of offenders with Community Service conditions on their Court Orders from the Community Corrections office to worksites to undertake assigned community work programs, and return
    • Undertake WHS checks to ensure safety of worksite and compliance with safe work practices/worksite rules to ensure work health and safety of offenders completing their Community Service conditions of their orders
    • Guide, mentor, and work with people on Community Service, setting boundaries around acceptable behaviour and work practices, whilst also providing leadership and opportunities for growth and learning
    • Instruct offenders in WHS principles and safe work practices
    • Supervise, at all times, the group of offenders at the nominated community worksite to ensure community safety and the safety of offenders themselves.
    • Accurately record offender attendance and provide offender attendance/behaviour/compliance reports to the nominated Community Corrections Officer.

    What we’re looking for

    • Demonstrated ability to work with a diverse range of people with challenging behaviours who require leadership, mentoring and coaching in acceptable work practices
    • Current NSW driver’s license and preparedness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role
    • Demonstrated ability to work within a team of Community Service order staff to achieve key outcomes of the scheme
    • Ability to work with agency staff from different community organisations across the area to increase knowledge of the scheme and increase positive outcomes Community the scheme brings to the community

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