Senior Building Tradesperson
Location: Francis Greenway Correctional Complex, Berkshire Park NSW
Employment type: Ongoing, Full Time (Monday to Friday)
Salary: $108,197 pa + Incidental Allowance + Leave Loading + Superannuation
If you’re a qualified and experienced Concreter or Carpenter and ready for a fresh challenge, greater work-life balance and a career with real opportunities to grow, this could be your next move. Enjoy the benefits of a NSW Government career while putting your skills to work in a rewarding and unique environment.
Your Role
Bring your trade, operational or industry expertise to a role where your skills can make a real difference. Whether your background is in concreting or carpentry and/or building you’ll lead, mentor, coach and support 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, collaborative workplace. Your leadership will help prepare inmates for meaningful employment after release, while ensuring high standards of safety, quality, compliance and customer service.
What You’ll Do
- Lead, coach and develop work teams to achieve organisational objectives.
- Work hands on within a team of Senior Overseers undertaking infrastructure projects within Correctional Centres across NSW. This includes new construction and refurbishments of buildings and areas within Correctional Centres.
- 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 undertake Certificate III in Correctional Practice at an allocated Corrective Services Academy training facility.
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Essential Requirements
- Relevant trade qualifications: Minimum Certificate lll Concreting, Carpentry, Building or related trade
- Proven trade experience in managing construction projects
- Current Certificate III in Correctional Practise or willingness to obtain within timeframe set out by CSNSW
- Current NSW Driver Licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle while performing the role
- Ability and willingness to work across various trades as required
- Ability to work away from home at short notice and for long periods. Weekdays only. Living away from home allowances (LAFHA) apply.
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.
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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.
Applications close
11:59pm, Monday 16th November 2026
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Shaun Danby via Shaun.Danby@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.
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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