Job description
Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Rehabilitation and Reintegration
Job title Team Leader Reintegration and Designation Administrative Officer 6
Support Services
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing commencing 15/06/2026
Salary $99,519 - $110,953 Location Darwin
Position number 18200 RTF 346270 Closing 30/04/2026
Contact officer Jodi Boddington, A/Manager Reintegration and Support Services on 08 8928 7353 or
About the agency https://justice.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=346270
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF
YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – Inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plan
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment
process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the
merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Contribute to the reduction of recidivism rates by implementing and managing high quality focused support services,
practical welfare assistance and reintegration planning for prisoners within a Correctional environment, whilst providing
mentoring and supporting a team of Prisoner Support Officers and Pre-Release Case Managers.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Provide mentoring and daily guidance to Prisoner Support Officers and Pre-Release Case Managers on welfare supports
to prisoners, workload priorities and high-quality reintegration planning and associated activities.
2. Support the Manager, to identify and address training needs of the staff and develop training materials and resources
for staff to increase their professional knowledge and apply best practice case management with offenders.
3. Develop and maintain appropriate productive collaborative relationships with government agencies and non-
government organisations to ensure a comprehensive range of service delivery, information and through care initiatives
are undertaken to provide prisoners the opportunity to gain pre-release information and supports.
4. Ensure statistical data collection is effective, and accurate and data bases are maintained appropriately and analysis of
data.
5. Actively lead and participate in the case management of prisoners with complex needs and /or longer sentence length
(including life sentenced prisoners) consistent with the Offender Rehabilitation and Engagement Framework.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Ability to mentor a team, provide ongoing professional development, establish priorities and manage competing
deadlines.
2. Substantial knowledge of contemporary correctional practices relating to reintegration, throughcare initiatives, and the
delivery of culturally appropriate support and welfare assistance to prisoners.
3. A demonstrated sound knowledge and understanding of case management practices including assessment, identification
of risk and protective factors, the collaborative development of individual plans and motivational interviewing, with a
particular focus on domestic and family violence risk assessments and safety planning.
4. Proven ability to manage challenging situations and resolve conflict whilst maintaining positive working relationships
with internal and external stakeholders.
5. Demonstrated high level of oral and written communication skills including demonstrated experience in writing reports
and briefs as well as leading case conferences and meetings with clients and service providers.
6. Proven ability to work and communicate sensitively and effectively with Indigenous people as well as people from other
cultural backgrounds.
7. Proven ability to maintain statistical data and analysis data for trends to pivot responses and services where required.
8. A sound knowledge of computer, electronic media, and software package applications including MS Office suite of
applications, spreadsheets and data bases.
Desirable
1. Tertiary qualifications in Behavioural and/or Social Science disciplines.
2. Knowledge and understanding of custodial operations in the Northern Territory.
3. Current NT driver’s licence or ability to obtain.
Further information
The Department of the Attorney-General and Justice (NT Correctional Services) has a Smoke Free Policy. Staff are not
permitted to smoke anywhere on Departmental premises, facilities or in vehicles, nor whilst working off-site. Shortlisted
applicants will be required to complete a Departmental pre- employment questionnaire and the successful applicant/s will
be required to undergo a criminal history check confirmed by fingerprints and name check prior to confirmation of
employment. A positive criminal history will not necessarily exclude an applicant from this position. Effective 1st July 2015
all NT Correctional Services employees may be subject to random drug and alcohol testing.