Casual Community Service Field Officer | Tamworth, Gunnedah & Armidale

NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Tamworth NSW

Company description: Corrective Services NSW

Job description:

Casual Community Service Field Officer

Tamworth, Gunnedah & Armidale Community Corrections

Location: Tamworth, Gunnedah & Armidale

Employment type: Casual up to 21 hours per week

Hourly rate: $46.67 per hour

Your role

As a Community Service Field Officer, you will be responsible for supervising and managing offenders on mandated community service and will coordinate the logistics of a community service worksite.

What you'll do

As part of the community service team, you will work closely with Community Corrections team members to ensure a high level of services is provided to our stakeholders including offenders and community-based group and businesses.

You will contribute to a high functioning team that is adaptable to a variety of situations and needs, that plans ahead to achieve results and that is consistent and reliable in their approach to offender supervision.

You will also be required to record offender attendance, undertake and deliver checks to monitor protected work practices and provide transport and return groups of offenders from collection points to worksites to complete their assigned placement.

Importantly, you will be available for casual work that may include both weekdays and weekends.

What we're looking for

- You will have a current and valid NSW Drivers Licence. To work from our Tamworth office, you must have at least a LR class licence. To work from our Armidale and Gunnedah offices, you must have at least a Class C licence.




- It is essential to have knowledge of towing and the safety around towing of trailers.
- A current First A id Certificate or willingness to obtain prior to commencement of employment.
- Good communication skills and a willingness to work with people from all walks of life is essential.

What We Offer

- 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.

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 and assesses 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.

Are you ready to join us?

Applications close 01 November 2026 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 Sharon Aldridge on 0418 229 *** or at ***************@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 (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Pologa Mase on 0467 051 *** or via ***********@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, 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 Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

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

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📌 Casual Community Service Field Officer | Tamworth, Gunnedah & Armidale (North Tamworth)
🏢 Nsw Department Of Communities And Justice
📍 North Tamworth