Trade Overseers - Corrective Services NSW - Wellington Complex
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Trade Overseers are sought to join Wellington and Macquarie Correctional Centres in NSW, with ongoing full time roles across Engineering, Electrical, Plumbing, Textiles, Facility Maintenance and Construction. You will supervise and develop inmates to improve work skills and post release prospects while ensuring productivity, safety and quality. The package includes about $94,456 per year for Overseers plus incidental allowance, annual leave loading and employer’s superannuation; Senior Overseer around $105,040 with the same benefits. Paid training to complete a Certificate III in Correctional Practice is provided. Essential: current trade qualifications, a valid NSW driver license, and the ability to work across trades. Apply via the DCJ Careers site by 11:59pm 10 August 2026, attaching resume with two referees, a cover letter addressing key capabilities, and trades qualifications. Be sure to check the August information events if you want to learn more.
Macquarie and Wellington Correctional Centre – Ongoing Full-Time Roles Available
Engineering | Plumbing | Electrical | Textiles | Facility Maintenance | Construction
Location: Wellington and Macquarie Correctional Centres
Employment type: Ongoing, Full Time (38 hours per week)
Overseer Salary: $94,456.00 pa + Incidental Allowance + Annual Leave Loading + Employer’s Superannuation
Senior Overseer: $105,040 pa + Incidental Allowance + Annual Leave Loading + Employer’s Superannuation
Come meet us in August!
We’re hosting two family-friendly information events where you can meet and speak with staff from across custodial and non-custodial roles at Wellington Correctional Centre & Complex. Ask questions, explore career pathways, and get a firsthand look at life in Corrective Services. Register here.
Join us at one of two free, family-friendly information events to learn about career opportunities at Wellington Correctional Centre & Complex.
📍 Robertson Park, Orange | Saturday 1 August | 8am–4pm
📍 Club Dubbo | Sunday 2 August | 8am–4pm
Ready to turn your trade into a long-term career with purpose?
We’re recruiting experienced professionals across multiple trade streams to join our team at Wellington and Macquarie Correctional Centre.
Whether your background is in Engineering, Plumbing, Textiles, or Facility maintenance, this is your opportunity to step into a secure government role where your skills make a real difference.
If you are someone who wants real stability, solid pay and meaningful work, this could be the career move you’ve been looking for.
Available Trade Streams
We are seeking Trade Overseers across:
Engineering
Boilermakers, welders, metal fabricators, sheet metal workers.
Electrical
Licensed electricians, industrial and commercial electricians, maintenance electricians
Plumbing
Licensed plumbers and maintenance plumbers.
Textiles
Industrial sewing, garment production, upholstery, fashion manufacturing.
Facility Maintenance
Multi-skilled maintenance, building services, carpentry, electrical, plumbing, general repairs.
Construction
Carpenters, Concreters, form workers, general builders, site supervisors, trade qualified construction professionals.
Your Role:
You will supervise and develop inmates through managing, coaching, instructing, and encouraging them, as members of a team, in order that they may improve their work skills, enhance their post-release employment prospects, and contribute productively to Service/Business Unit objectives.
Oversee the activities of the team to ensure productivity efficiency and other commercial objectives are achieved whilst ensuring all Workplace Health & Safety, Quality Management requirements and customer service needs are met.
You’ll be supported with paid training to complete a Certificate III in Correctional Practice at an accredited Corrective Services Academy.
Please click here to review the role description
Qualifications Required:
- Current Certificate III in Correctional Practice or the capacity to complete Certificate III in Correctional Practice in accordance with specified CSNSW timeframes
- Current NSW Driver Licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle while performing the role.
- Relevant trade qualifications/tertiary qualifications: Minimum Cert III in listed trade streams.
Essential Requirements:
- Proven post trade experience
- Experience which demonstrates the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities as detailed in the role description.
- Ability and willingness to work across varying trades as required.
- Ability to work in high volume/output work location.
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.
Why Tradies Love This Role
This is what sets it apart from private industry:
What We Offer
- Ongoing, secure government role
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Structured career progression
- Flexible, autonomous work environment
- Paid training & development
- Health & Wellbeing Programs
- Employee Assistance Program
- Real purpose! You’re changing lives, not just making parts
You’re not just clocking in, you’re building skills, discipline and futures.
Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
Bottom line for tradies:
- Stable government job.
- Good money.
- Real leadership role.
- Real purpose.
- Real career.
Not many trade roles offer all of that in one package.
Applying for the role
If the role resonates with you, apply even if you don’t tick every single box.
We care more about the right mindset than a perfect CV.
To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.
When applying you will need to attach:
- Resume (maximum 3 pages and including 2 Referees – one must be a current supervisor)
- 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)
- Copies of Trade Qualifications MUST be attached.
Applications close 11:59pm, 10th August 2026
Got a question?
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 [email protected]
Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.
Inclusion and Diversity lie 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.
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