Case Management Officer (Custody)

Case Management Officer (Custody)

Corrective Services NSW

Location – Wellington Correctional Centre

Employment type – Temporary, Full- time until September 2027

Salary – $102,936.00 - $113,579.00 pa plus superannuation and leave loading

Grade – Clerk Grade 5/6

Your role

Wellington Correctional Centre is a large facility that accommodates maximum, medium, and minimum security sentenced and unsentenced male and female inmates. Staff at Wellington Correctional Centre work in a dynamic and diverse environment where no two days are the same. The centre fosters a supportive work environment where non- custodial staff are integral and valued members of the team. Case Management Officers are responsible for delivering evidence-based case management to a diverse caseload of offenders, ensuring their individual risks and needs are addressed to maximise rehabilitation opportunities and reduce reoffending. 

What you’ll do

As a Case Management Officer, you’ll play a vital role in transforming lives and creating safer communities. Your day-to-day work will be dynamic and impactful. As a valued member of our dedicated Service Integration team, you will:

• Deliver high‑quality, evidence‑based case management services to offenders, ensuring all activities align with relevant legislation, policies and guidelines.


• Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify risks, needs and strengths, using these to develop personalised case plans that support offenders through their rehabilitation journey.


• Apply motivational interviewing and strengths‑based approaches to support behavioural change and encourage offender accountability.


• Work collaboratively with internal and external service providers to connect offenders with programs and interventions that best align with their individual case plans.


• Monitor progress against case plans, ensuring compliance with judicial and departmental requirements, and preparing timely reports and documentation.


• Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to support effective reintegration planning and assist offenders in making a successful transition back into the community.

What we’re looking for

Essential requirements

• A current Certificate IV in Correctional Practice with the relevant Units of Competency or the ability to complete the qualification through the Corrective Services Academy within required timeframes.

• Current driver’s licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role.

Experience Required

• Demonstrated experience relevant to the role, with the ability to meet the key accountabilities and focus capabilities outlined in the role description.


• Demonstrated experience delivering evidence‑based interventions to diverse offender groups, including those with complex needs.


• Proficiency in using risk assessments and case management tools to design targeted, outcomes‑focused intervention plans.


• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with experience addressing challenging behaviours using proven behavioural intervention strategies.


• Sound understanding of contemporary correctional practices, with a commitment to offender rehabilitation and reducing reoffending.


• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams to provide cohesive, person‑centred case management support.


• Tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent experience in human services or related fields (preferred but not 

Download the role description.

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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) and Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) 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.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Sunday, 18 October 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 Sarah Jayne Lyster on [email protected] or phone 02 6840 2800 EXT: 52156

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 contact Kaushik Gounder on [email protected]

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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

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