Parole Board Queensland was established as an independent authority and its statutory functions and powers are exercised independent from influence by Queensland Corrective Services (QCS).

As an independent decision-making body, the Board receives information from a range of people, service providers and organisations. The Board scrutinizes the information it is provided and maintains public confidence in the parole decision-making process through transparency in its processes.

The Secretariat is a business unit established under the Community Corrections and Specialist Operations division in QCS. The Secretariat supports the Board through the provision of administrative and legal support in accordance with QCS’ statutory obligations relating to the operations of the Board.

Job details

We need you to have strong problem-solving skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills, the ability to meet the challenges of working in a demanding work environment, provide legal advice on Parole Board Queensland activities and processes, recommend outcomes and decisions, emerging or current case law, legislative governance and risk mitigation.

Your day to day will be ensuring the Legal Services Unit supports the Board through assisting colleagues with the preparation of timely advice, reports, correspondence and briefing notes on legal issues, ensuring a consistent, coordinated and effective approach to the provision of legal services to the Board and administrative support. You will also play a key role in cultivating a team culture that upholds strong morale and embraces diversity as a core value.

Choosing a career at QCS will give you the opportunity to develop your skills within an environment that provides the highest standards of service delivery through diligence, efficiency, collaboration, sharing of knowledge and supporting our coworkers, stakeholders, community, prisoners and offenders.

The role description attached to this advertisement provides a full outline of the role requirements and you are encouraged to review this to assist with your application for this position.

Within the context of the role responsibilities described under “About the role' in the position description, the ideal applicant will be someone who can competitively demonstrate their knowledge, skills and experiences and their suitability against the Leadership competencies for Queensland Individual Contributor Vision, Results and Accountability.

This recruitment process is intended to fill a permanent position. However, temporary appointments of up to 12 months, with the possibility of extension, may also be made from this process.

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.

• 658914 25 - Role Description (PDF, 597KB)
  
  
  658914 25 - Applicant Guide (PDF, 957KB)