Responsibilities
The High Risk Offender Management Unit (HROMU) team based in the Brisbane and Townsville regions is responsible for the supervision of offenders subject to a supervision order pursuant to the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (DPSOA) residing throughout Queensland. It comprises of the following work groups:
* HROMU Strategic Risk and Support, including the Clinical Support Unit.
* HROMU Operations SEQ, operating from the Wacol area and responsible for the management of offenders under the DPSOA across Brisbane and South East Queensland.
* HROMU Central to Far Northern, operating from Townsville and responsible for the management of offenders under the DPSOA across Central, Northern and Far Northern regions.
Applications will remain current for a period of up to 12 months and may be considered for other vacancies which may include an alternative employment basis (temporary; full time or part time).
Essential Role Requirements
To be successful in this role, the ideal applicant will be someone who can demonstrate the following experience, knowledge and skills:
* Able to demonstrate experience working within a legislative framework that underpins a core service delivery area.
* Able to work self-sufficiently and be confident in your own professional discretion, reasoning, judgement and decision making skills prior to seeking management validation.
* Able to demonstrate previous experiences of fostering a new relationship and receiving positive reinforcement in return to demonstrate the relationship was well developed.
* Communicate professionally and engage with respect with colleagues, offenders, management and stakeholders. Experience in working collaboratively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds.
* Ability to embrace diversity and maximise the whole range of skills and differences available within the workforce.
Mandatory Requirements
The following mandatory requirements apply to this role:
* Possession of a degree relevant for the human services or criminology fields such as Law, Justice, Humanities, Psychology, Social Sciences, Social Welfare, Health, Education, Business and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies.
* The incumbent will be required to undertake professional development and training relevant to the role as required and as deemed appropriate for the location of the advertised vacancy.
* Individuals employed on a permanent or temporary basis will be required to complete Certificate IV in Correctional Practice (Community). All activities and assessments associated with the Certificate IV are to be completed within 12 months of commencing their employment, and certification achieved within 18 months.
How To Apply
To be considered for this role, please provide the following information to the selection panel for assessment of your suitability:
* Your current resume.
* A brief cover letter (1‐2 pages maximum) outlining your knowledge, skills and experience as described above under "role fit", within the context of the responsibilities described above under the section "about the role".
Occupational group Community Care
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