Assistant Centre Administration Officer

Administration Clerk
 
Duration: 20/07/2026 to 19/01/2027
Pay rate: 33.70 - 42.26 
Location: Wellington Correctional Centre
 
Shift: Monday to Friday:  7:30am to 3:30pm with a 38-minute lunch break.
Shift: Weekends & public holidays: 7:00am to 3:00pm
 
Essential Requirements

• Current driver's licence and preparedness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role.
• Current forklift licence and willingness to undertake forklift driving duties.

The occupant of the role works from the Stores / Warehouse at Wellington CC. and carry out warehouse duties and provide administrative support to a Correctional Centre. Duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Operation of mobile plant and equipment such as forklifts, tugs, and trailers.
• Daily delivery of goods across the centre to administrative locations, inmate housing locations and CSI Industries.
• Manual handling and lifting.
• Loading and unloading trucks.
• Assist with stores and asset management as required.
• Procurement, and inventory management.
• Records management.
• Some direct, face to face interaction with offenders within a controlled environment.
• All miscellaneous tasks as required in accordance with the capabilities of the role.

Primary purpose of the role
 
Support senior executive or work teams in the provision of correctional administrative processes and activities such as general administration, executive support, finance, procurement, warehousing and stores or records maintenance to support the effective operation of the work area.
 
Key accountabilities

- Undertake a variety of correctional administrative activities for and on behalf of the Manager and / or a work team with or without collaboration of relevant stakeholders to ensure activities are completed effectively; records updated, feedback provided and inquiries clarified as required.
- Maintain manual and computerized records pertaining to the work area, accurately and securely ensuring these are accessible.
- Respond efficiently to all inquiries by stakeholders, customers and clients, escalating and referring, if necessary to the relevant areas in accordance with the local practice and protocol.
- Generate routine correspondence with a view to exchanging factual information whilst exercising discretion and judgment at all times, seeking supervisory direction as necessary.
- Participate in the proceedings of meetings and provide executive support and follow up on actions as necessary, whilst keeping all participants and stakeholders informed.