Department of Justice
Tasmania Prison Service
Award / Classification
General Stream Band 5 - Tasmanian State Service Award
$103,290 to $108,307 per annum
Employment Type
Fixed‐term, full‐time
Region
South
Location
Risdon Prison
The Planning and Reintegration Unit provides opportunities for sentenced prisoners and remandees to address their risk factors for re‐offending and criminogenic needs, to encourage personal development and foster the achievement of socially responsible attitudes and behaviour. The objective of the position is to provide leadership, quality assurance and direction to an assessment, sentence planning and reintegration team within the Planning and Reintegration Unit, in accordance with agency policies and legal requirements.
The Department of Justice has a number of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies in place, and our recruitment practices aim to facilitate full participation from all population cohorts. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and faiths, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.
The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, you can include this information with your application. Please inform TPS Recruiting at as soon as possible.
Details of Appointment
This is a day work position working 73.50 hours per fortnight.
We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements – talk to us about how this could work for you.
In addition to the salary:
* Correctional Facility Allowance of 7.5%
* 12% super, access to salary sacrifice and salary packaging.
* 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus access to purchased leave, leave without pay and State Service accumulated leave scheme.
* Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program and a range of other services via our dedicated Wellbeing and Support team.
* Learning, development and career progression opportunities across Tasmania.
* Access to salary packaging and discounted private health insurance
Tasmania Prison Service (TPS) has prison facilities located at Risdon Vale, Hobart and Launceston in Tasmania.
This position is based at Risdon Vale.
The Risdon Vale site offers a corporate working environment without the hustle and bustle of city centre offices, free on‐site parking and access to the on‐site staff gym (or head across the road to Risdon Brook Dam for a walk at lunch time).
Duties
* Mentor and supervise staff in the application of approved assessment tools (including the Level of Service Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI)) and case management practices.
* Assist the Senior Clinician, Rehabilitation and Reintegration in oversight of day‐to‐day operations of the Planning and Reintegration Unit including allocations and workload distribution.
* Assist the Senior Clinician, Rehabilitation and Reintegration to quality assure the implementation of approved assessment tools and case management practices.
* Case Management of more complex clients as required, developing comprehensive sentence plans and make referrals and or recommendations in line with individual plans.
* In conjunction with the Senior Clinician, Rehabilitation and Reintegration provide oversight of the Induction Process for prisoners. This includes oversight of processes, documentation, staff training and ongoing review.
* In‐depth contributions to Tasmania Prison Service's processes and policies regarding assessment, case management and brief interventions including processes, documentation, staff training and ongoing review.
* Support and assist the Senior Clinician, Rehabilitation and Reintegration in the development and implementation of case management processes including assessment and brief interventions.
Qualifications
* Relevant tertiary or post‐graduate qualifications in a discipline such as social work, psychology or counselling.
Pre‐employment Checks
* Arson and fire setting
* Violent crimes and crimes against the person
* Sex‐related offences
* Drug and alcohol related offences
* Crimes involving dishonesty
* Crimes involving deception
* Making false declarations
* Malicious damage and destruction to property
* Serious traffic offences
* Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
* Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
* Crimes involving Conspiracy
* Previous disciplinary action in previous employment
Contact: Erin Hunn (Senior Clinician)
Email:
Phone: (03) 6165 7307
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