Museum Officer- Clerk Grade 3/4 - Ongoing Part-time - Cooma Correctional Centre

Job Description

Museum Officer Clerk Grade 3/4 Locations – State Correctional Museum, CoomaEmployment Type – Ongoing – Part Time opportunity available (3 days week)Salary – Clerk Grade 3/4 (starting at $82,193.00pa (Pro-rata) plus Environmental Allowance superannuation + leave loading)Be a Part of Preserving History Join us as a Museum Officer at the State Correctional Museum, where you’ll provide visitors with a welcoming, informative, and engaging experience that showcases the history of NSW Corrections from 1788 to the present day.We encourage applications from Aboriginal candidates, whose lived experiences will help strengthen our workforce and enhance visitor engagement.Working at the State Correctional Museum Located in Cooma, the State Correctional Museum preserves and presents the rich history of NSW Corrections, featuring exhibits, artefacts, and stories from the convict era to the modern correctional system. As a Museum Officer, you will play a vital role in sharing this history with visitors, maintaining exhibits, and ensuring a positive visitor experience.Your role As a Museum Officer, you will provide front-of-house services, conduct guided tours, support museum operations, and deliver events that engage and educate visitors. You will work closely with museum management, correctional staff, and inmates involved in museum operations, ensuring the site remains safe, accessible, and well-maintained.What You’ll Do Enhance visitor experience by welcoming guests, answering enquiries, and leading guided tours. Facilitate exhibitions, collections, and programs to engage a diverse audience, including school groups and special interest visitors. Support events, ceremonies, and functions, including setup, pack-down, and hosting dignitaries or VIP guests. Perform basic retail and administrative tasks, such as cash handling, stock monitoring, record-keeping, and visitor data collection. Ensure site safety and emergency management, including familiarity with security equipment and assisting in emergency evacuations. Assist with museum upkeep, including light cleaning, dusting exhibits, and general site maintenance. Work with correctional centre staff and inmates involved in museum operations, ensuring a respectful and professional working environment. Essential Requirements Prepared to work the Museum’s standard days and hours (Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm) and additional days when required. Ability to work extra days (approximately five additional weeks per year), including full-time attendance in some weeks. Professional appearance in business-casual attire, appropriate for meeting the public and representing CSNSW. What We’re Looking For A passion for history, particularly NSW Corrections history, and a desire to share it with others. Strong public engagement skills, including experience in customer service, education, tourism, or museum environments. The ability to lead tours and speak confidently to diverse audiences, including school groups, dignitaries, and the general public. A high level of integrity and professionalism when interacting with visitors, staff, and inmates. Strong problem-solving skills and adaptability to respond to visitor needs, security concerns, or operational requirements. Why Join Us? Unique Work Environment – Be part of a one-of-a-kind museum that tells the story of NSW Corrections. Career Development – Enhance your public engagement, event management, and heritage interpretation skills. Impactful Work – Contribute to the preservation of history and the education of visitors about the correctional system’s evolution. Supportive Team – Work alongside a dedicated team in a collaborative and meaningful setting. Are you ready to join us? Apply via SEEK: If applying through SEEK, you’ll need to set up a profile or log in to submit your application.Apply via the DCJ Careers Site: Click here to search for the job and submit your application.What to Submit? Cover Letter (Max 2 pages) – Tell us how you meet the role requirements. Résumé (Max 5 pages) – Highlight your experience, qualifications & impact. Applications close Sunday 2nd March 2025 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 Michael Duffy on 0407 861 534 at 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 call Nastassja Le Claire on 0460 961 902 or 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.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.Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application. To keep up with recruitment opportunities at DCJ, follow us on Facebook: #J-18808-Ljbffr