Job Description

Senior Trade Overseer – Facilities Maintenance - Plumber

Cooma Correctional Centre

Location: Cooma Correctional Centre

Employment typeFull-time Ongoing
Salary: $105,040 pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation

Lead a trade team. Mentor others. Make a genuine difference.

What you’ll do

As part of this Senior Overseer role, you will be required to provide leadership, guidance and mentorship to Overseers while supervising and supporting inmates through effective management, coaching, instruction and engagement to build capability and develop practical work skills.

You will be responsible for fostering a collaborative and productive team environment that enhances post-release employment opportunities and supports the achievement of Business Unit outcomes. Plan, coordinate and oversee daily operations to optimise productivity, efficiency and commercial performance, while ensuring compliance with Workplace Health and Safety standards, Quality Management requirements and the consistent delivery of high-quality customer service.

The role is responsible for delivering the following outcomes, including but not limited to:

• Lead and manage work teams through performance development, coaching and feedback to achieve organisational objectives.
• Supervise, train and mentor inmates in a structured workplace environment to develop practical skills and support work readiness and case management outcomes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with CSNSW and CSI policies, procedures and probity requirements.
• Manage budgets and resources effectively to deliver operational outcomes and maintain productivity.
• Promote and maintain a safe and compliant workplace in accordance with Work Health and Safety legislation for staff, contractors, inmates and visitors.

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

Qualifications Required:

• Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or capacity to complete Certificate III in Correctional Practice in accordance with specified CSNSW timeframes. (Primary training to be provided by CSNSW)
• Current NSW Driver Licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle while performing the role.
• Relevant trade/tertiary qualifications: NSW Fair Trading Plumbing Contractors Licence or Qualified Supervisors certification required.
• Backflow and TMV certification desirable but not essential.

Essential Requirements:

• Proven post trade experience
• Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the Senior Overseer role description.
• Ability and willingness to work across trades as required in a flexible manner.
• Must be willing to participate in an on call rotational roster.

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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.

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Why join Corrective Services NSW?

At Cooma Correctional Centre, you'll be part of a team that keeps a critical government facility operating while creating opportunities for inmates to develop skills that enhance their future employment prospects. You'll combine your trade expertise with leadership and mentoring to deliver work that has a lasting impact on both the facility and the people within it.

This is an opportunity to build a long-term career while making a direct contribution to safer communities. We offer:

• Stable NSW Government employment
• Structured training and development
• Career progression opportunities
• Meaningful leadership experience
• Supportive team environment
• Opportunity to apply your trade skills in a unique operational setting

Why Cooma?

Enjoy a connected regional lifestyle with space to live, a strong community and year-round access to the Snowy Mountains—while remaining within reach of Canberra and the NSW South Coast.

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
• An up-to-date resume (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 11:59pm Thursday, 23rd July 2026

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Michael Craig via Michael.Craig@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, please contact Jessica Genovese via Jessica.Saliba@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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, visitInclusion 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.

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