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Probation Services Officer


Central Region; Community Corrections; Community Corrections & Specialist Operations; Rockhampton

Community Corrections is devoted to delivering evidence-informed case management and individualised support to people in the community under a variety of supervision orders imposed by the courts and Parole Board Queensland, with an aim to protect the community and reduce reoffending by providing tailored supervision to meet the individual risks and needs of supervised individuals.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Community Care
Classification AO4
Workplace Location Rockhampton region
Job ad reference QLD/607391/24
Closing date 16-Dec-2024
Job duration 6 months with possible extension
Contact person Rachel Gordon
Contact details Phone: 07 4999 4512
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A career as a probation services officer with Community Corrections is an exciting opportunity for you to make a real difference in your community. As a probation services officer you support a high level of community safety by ensuring compliance with the reporting requirements and conditions of community-based orders and reparation orders. This role also undertakes court administration duties for the District Office and has an equal focus upon actively maintaining community networks and ongoing relationship development with stakeholders to ensure sustainable community service projects.

The essential requirements for this role are:

• Planning and organising skills to ensure tasks are completed within deadlines
• The ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills to support service delivery in an environment where engagement with a range of internal and external stakeholders is critical
• Awareness for sensitivity and confidentiality of issues and information and a commitment to maintaining personal compliance with legislative provisions relating to confidentiality and privacy
• Strong communication skills and experience with conducting difficult conversations, problem solving and negotiating resolutions

Qualifications and other requirements:

• There is no mandatory qualification for appointment to this position but degree qualified graduates from the human services disciplines will be highly regarded.
• The incumbent may be required to travel on official business and the possession of a C class licence is required and will be mandatory in specific locations where it is identified as essential by the hiring panel.
• The incumbent may be required to complete Certificate IV in Correctional Practice (Community). All activities and assessments associated with the Certificate IV are to be completed within 12 months of commencing their employment, and certification achieved within 18 months.
• The incumbent will be required to undertake training relevant to the position which will include urinalysis testing, court duties and other training identified for operational service delivery as relevant for the district by the Delegate.

Please refer to the Application Guide and the Role Description available below for further information on the requirements of this role.

This recruitment process will also be used to generate a suitability pool which will be used for temporary backfill opportunities over the next 12 months.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

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Last updated
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