The role of Aboriginal Classification Officer is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for individuals who are passionate about improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only.
Job Summary
This role involves managing the classification and review processes within youth detention centres, ensuring that the integrity of classification is maintained in accordance with legislative and policy requirements.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Classification and Placement: Classify and assign detainees according to policy and procedures, maintaining a quality and consistent classification process, including monitoring and review of processes.
* Data Management: Collate, analyse and maintain statistical information and case notes within databases and other programs to provide quality information such as reports on objective classification and placement trends, data management and analysis within required timeframes.
* Collaboration and Communication: Work in collaboration with relevant stakeholders to ensure that systems and procedures in place are followed so that all information required, to complete new and review classifications, is received. Including all legal orders, incident and misbehaviours data, allied health information, progress in counselling and programs.
* Expert Advice and Support: Provide expert advice and support to management, staff and detainees regarding legislation, policy and procedures relating to the classification system by interpreting legal mandates and collated information for use in the classification process that relate to a detainee's classification.
* Case Planning and Monitoring: Support the development of case plans and programs for detainees and monitor relevance in relation to classification levels of detainee case plans for consistency with program options appropriate to detainee classification and make decisions and recommendations for program changes and or adjustments.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you will require:
* A current NSW Working with Children Check clearance.
* As an Identified role, this role is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons, Australia's First Nations people.
We encourage applicants to attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum five pages) and a cover letter (maximum three pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the focus capabilities & requirements of the role and answer the two targeted questions below:
* Describe a time in the workplace when you have been challenged by a decision made by you and others may have tried to influence you as they had a different outcome. What were the challenges? What was the result?
* Describe a time when you have worked collaboratively and consulted with others within your workplace. What was the situation? What did you do? What results were achieved?