Aboriginal Senior Overseer Creative Work Centre

Aboriginal Senior Overseer Creative Work Centre

Department: Corrective Services NSW Location:

Bathurst, NSW, AU, 2795

Req ID: 81187

Aboriginal Senior Overseer – Creative Work Centre – Bathurst Correctional Centre

Cultural Arts | Woodworking | Community & Mentoring

Location: Bathurst Correctional Centre

Employment type: Full-time Ongoing
Salary: $105,040.00 pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation

Help shape culture, creativity and community inside a unique workshop environment.

Your role:

We are looking for a proactive and dedicated Aboriginal Senior Overseer to work within our Creative Work Centre at the Bathurst Correctional Centre

What you’ll do:

As the Senior Trade Overseer, you will:

• Lead and supervise activities within the Aboriginal Creative Work Centre.
• Mentor and guide inmates through hands-on creative and cultural work programs.
• Support the production of Aboriginal cultural art and crafts, including:
  woodworking, boomerang making, didgeridoo painting and decoration
  Cultural artwork and creative pieces
• Encourage the development of practical skills, discipline and cultural understanding.
• Support the creation of commercial cultural artworks and products.
• Work collaboratively with the centre and community to promote cultural engagement and positive outcomes.

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 qualifications/Experience: Aboriginal Arts, Crafts & Cultural Studies or willingness to obtain a Trade Certificate within CSNSW specified timeframes.

Essential Requirements:

• Proven experience in Aboriginal Arts, Crafts & Cultural Studies
• 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 24/7 on call roster where required.

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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.

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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.

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Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities of this role as specified in the role description (please refer to the Role Description so that you can address the highlighted capabilities) as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages). Copies of Trade Qualifications MUST be attached.

Applications close 11:59pm, Sunday, 12 April 2026

Got a question?

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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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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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