At a Glance
- Tasks: Support court operations and conduct assessments to enhance community safety.
- Company: Department of Justice and Community Safety focused on reducing reoffending.
- Benefits: Fair salary, generous leave, wellbeing support, and comprehensive training.
- Other info: Opportunities for secondments, promotions, and a commitment to child safety.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the community while developing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience with court processes and strong interpersonal skills.
The predicted salary is between 54000 - 66000 $ per year.
Salary band of $91,971 - $98,955 plus superannuation.
Community Correctional Services (CCS) contributes to the safety of the community by applying practices that reduce reoffending and connect individuals to programs, services and community. CCS provides management of individuals on court orders, people who have committed serious sex offences on post sentence supervision and prisoners on parole.
About the role:
Court Assessment & Prosecutions Officers are responsible for supporting the operation of the Court Assessment and Prosecutions Service and applying relevant work practices. This includes conducting initial assessments, variations or prosecution against an individual's court order.
Key responsibilities
- Provide timely, high quality, evidence-based advice to stakeholders.
- Undertake an effective assessment of an individual's risk to community safety.
- Effectively manage individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours.
- Produce detailed reports and other standard documents in line with procedural guidelines.
About you
- Experience or knowledge of court processes and prosecutions.
- Demonstrated ability to provide human services in needs assessments and development of interventions.
- Pays attention to words, expression and body language; recognises behaviours that promote a culture of inclusion.
- Resolves issues through deep understanding or interpretation of existing guidelines.
For more details on the position please review the position description attached or contact: Paul Hukely - Manager, Court Practice on 0419545736.
Why work with us?
- A fair salary.
- Generous leave entitlements.
- Transparent performance framework.
- Employee Wellbeing support.
- Comprehensive training when you commence and throughout your career.
- Secondments and promotions.
Child Safe Statement of Commitment:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
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