Job description
Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Sentence Management - Berrimah
Correctional Centre
Job title Sentence Management Reception Officer Designation Administrative Officer 4
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $77,344 - $88,179 Location Palmerston
Position number 49063 RTF 344557 Closing 09/04/2026
Contact officer Cori Summers on 08 8928 7438 or
About the agency https://corrections.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=344557
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 plans
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
Undertake Security Classification and Transfer Eligibility Assessments (SCATE) and other assessments for the initial security
classification, accommodation placements and development of the offender management plans for prisoners at the Berrimah
Correctional Centre.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Undertake Security Classification and Transfer Eligibility Assessments (SCATE) and other assessments on prisoners.
2. Develop short versions of Offender Management Plans (OMP-SV) for prisoners sentenced, through prisoner interviews
and in consultation with the Sentence Management Team.
3. Maintain accurate, legible and proficient case notes, records and statistics.
4. Be an active member of a collaborative team and participate in the ongoing development and implementation of sentence
management policies and procedures and the Integrated Offender Management System (IOMS).
5. Carry out duties as requested by the Senior Sentence Management Officer and Chief Correctional Officer, Reception.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Display effective, clear communication skills, with the ability to interact with clients at all levels, including Aboriginal and
other culturally diverse groups.
2. Ability to provide a high standard of written and oral communication skills, with a high attention to detail.
3. Demonstrated capacity to be proactive in identifying problems and providing practical solutions, in an innovative way.
4. Ability to work autonomously or as a collaborative team member, manage time effectively, prioritise workloads.
5. Knowledge or ability to quickly acquire the understanding of motivational interviewing principles.
6. High level of skills in the use of computer, electronic media, and software package applications including MS Office suite
and databases.
7. Ability to follow policies and procedures within the workplace.
8. Display sound professional ethics of confidentiality and discretion.
Desirable
1. Knowledge or ability to quickly acquire, the objectives, structure and legislation of Northern Territory Correctional
Services.
2. Knowledge and understanding of the requirement and limitations of working within a complex secure environment.
Further information
DoC 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 DoC employees may be subject to random drug and alcohol testing.