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Department/Agency: Corrective Services NSW
Location: Nowra, NSW, AU, ****
Experienced Trade & Operations Leader
Corrective Services NSW
South Correctional Centre
Location: South Coast Correctional Centre
Employment type:
Ongoing, Full-Time 5D – 5 Days
Salary:
$108,197 pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation
Are you a qualified tradesperson ready for a new career path?
Enjoy government benefits, work-life balance and career progression.
If you're experienced in Laundry Operations/ related trades or willing to obtain within set timeframes then we want to hear from you!
Your Role:
Lead with Purpose.
Make a real difference in someone's life.
Bring your trade, operational or industry expertise to a role where your skills can make a real difference.
Whether your background is in Laundry Operations or associated you'll lead and mentor Overseers while coaching and supporting inmates to build practical, job-ready skills.
You'll play a key role in planning, coordinating and delivering daily operations, driving productivity, efficiency and commercial outcomes while creating a positive, team-oriented workplace.
Your leadership will help prepare inmates for meaningful employment after release, while ensuring high standards of safety, quality, compliance and customer service.
This is more than managing operations — it's an opportunity to share your expertise, develop people and create pathways to a better future.
What you'll do:
Lead, coach and develop work teams to achieve organisational objectives.
Supervise, train and mentor inmates to build practical skills and work readiness.
Drive continuous improvement and ensure compliance with CSNSW and CSI policies and probity requirements.
Manage budgets and resources to maximise productivity and operational outcomes.




Maintain a safe, compliant workplace for staff, contractors, inmates and visitors.
The Successful candidates are provided with paid training to undertakeCertificate III in Correctional Practice at an allocated Corrective Services Academy training facility.
Minimum Certificate III level qualification: Laundry Operations, or related trades, as well as proven trade experience.
Demonstrated ability to supervise and support staff and inmates in a correctional laundry environment.
Experienced in coordinating workflow, maintaining productivity and quality standards, and effectively managing high-demand periods and peak laundry operations while ensuring workplace safety and operational requirements are met.
Certificate III Correctional Practice or capacity to complete within specified timeframe
Current Driver Licence and preparedness to drive as required by role
Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description
Proven experience in Commercial Laundry environment, ISO **** Quality Management System and WHS
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 setting
Competitive pay and conditions
Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
Want more information?
Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
We do work that really matters
Working for Corrective Services NSW 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.
Attach a cover letter (maximum 3 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)
A copy of your trade qualifications
MUST
be attached to be considered for this role
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 Kaushik Gounder via ******
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.
A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
Thank you for your interest in this role.
We look forward to receiving your application.
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📌 Senior Overseer Laundry 5D (Nowra)
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