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- Design, plan and manage structured programs for adults
- Full Time role in a dynamic team to help better the daily lives of our Detainee's
**About you**
You will have extensive knowledge of working in a culturally diverse environment and have demonstrated capacity to engage persons of varying cultural backgrounds. You will also have proven skills in community development. You will hold considerable experience in planning, managing, and conducting structured and progressive programs and activities for adults. You will also be required to conduct a needs analysis and then produce specific programs based on the needs of your class. You're a respectful and professional person who demonstrates exceptional moral values in everything you do.
**About the role**
We are currently seeking experienced and qualified Activities Officers based at our Perth Immigration Detention Centre in Redcliffe. The Activities Officer is expected to actively contribute to the achievement of the Serco Governing Principles and the Department's Immigration Detention Values and accomplish excellent levels of service in the assigned responsibilities of this role. This is a full-time and is a key role in helping to maintain a positive and healthy community by providing sporting, recreational, education, life skills and leisure activities.
- To be successful in this role, you will be able to:_
- Significant experience in managing and delivering a schedule of structured and unstructured programs and activities for adults and children
- Contribute to team objectives / monthly schedule planning and positive team environment
- Ensure activities are meaningful and encourage detainees to participate
- Communicate effectively with staff and detainees regarding activities and events to ensure detainees can access activities of their choice
- Ensure appropriate resourcing for planned activities
- Ensure recreational equipment is available to detainees
- Maintain accurate records of all activities that take place
- Experience working with people from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds
- Qualifications required:_
- Certificate III in Sport and Recreation or similar relevant qualification (teaching, arts, crafts, music learning etc)
- Provide current CPR (HLTAID009 Provide CPR) and First Aid (HLTAID011 Provide First Aid) Certificate
- Working with children check
- Experience working with people from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds
- This is a position of trust and responsibility and to support this we will conduct a thorough probity assessment, which includes a Federal police check as an essential selection component for this role._
**About Us**
We provide safe and secure prison management services across Australia and New Zealand that focus on reducing reoffending. We help prisoners turn their lives around through education, training, rehabilitation and reintegration programs. By reducing reoffending, we help to build safer communities.
**Join Us**
- Serco values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people help in ways that matter._
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