The High Risk Offender Management Unit (HROMU) team based in the Brisbane and Townsville regions is responsible for the supervision of offenders subject to a supervision order pursuant to the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (DPSOA) residing throughout Queensland and the electronic monitoring of offenders on parole. It comprises of the following work groups:

• HROMU Strategic Risk and Support, including the Clinical Support Unit;
• HROMU Operations SEQ, operating from Wacol
• HROMU Central to Far Northern, operating from Townsville and;
• The Electronic Monitoring and Surveillance Unit (EMSU), responsible for the Statewide GPS monitoring of DPSOA offenders and offenders subject to Parole Supervision.

Job details

Information about the position, duties and responsibilities of the role is available in the attached job description.

This recruitment aims to create a suitability pool which will be utilised to fill various temporary contracts and backfilling opportunities that arise over the coming 12 months, with possible extension.

The role of Supervisor, High Risk Offender Management Unit is based at Wacol and involves the supervision of professional staff who manage caseloads of high risk and clinically complex sexual offenders. The Supervisor will be required to regularly review material containing details of sexual offending, provide advice and support to staff regarding risk management and case management of sexual offenders and will at times be required to engage with sexual offenders in person.

To be successful in this role, the ideal applicant will be someone who can demonstrate the following experience, knowledge and skills:

• Supervise and develop a small team of professional staff through demonstrated competence in frontline people management techniques including providing mentoring, coaching and performance feedback and appraisal processes.
• Provide front-line human resource management, support and guidance to direct reports.
• Provide the highest standard of specialist expertise in advice, guidance and oversight of daily risk in the management of direct staff reports to deliver quality case management.
• Understand and execute responsibilities in accordance with governance mechanisms to deliver compliance and support business improvement
• Provide advisory services to senior management on a range of matters related to emerging risks and best practice approaches to systems, processes and functions.
• Support staff to understand how to interpret complex issues regarding divisional aims and communicate these to stakeholders.
• Manage own professional development needs to ensure currency of own knowledge of best practice approaches for the development of the team.
• Action the planning of a work area including direct input into the development of work plans, providing advice on priorities, solutions and strategies for monitoring progress and achieving required outcomes
• Efficient and effective time management and daily priority realignment supported by advanced computer skills, especially proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project and navigating web-based computer applications with ease.
• Ensure that professional conduct and behaviour is in accordance with the Queensland Public Service Code of Conduct.
• Promote and nurture a team culture that has good morale, values diversity with their peers and where individuals are competent with working with diversity target groups and adequately trained to do so.

Qualifications, professional registration, conditions and other requirements

• Nil

How to apply

To be considered for this role, please provide the following information to the selection panel for assessment of your suitability:

• Your current resume
• A brief cover letter (1-2 pages maximum) outlining your knowledge, skills and experience as described above under ‘role fit', these should be outlined within the context of the responsibilities described above under the section ‘about the role'.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 648205-25-Applicant Information Guide (PDF, 957KB)
  
  
  648205-25-Role Profile (PDF, 213KB)