Community Corrections is responsible for the supervision of adults who have been sentenced to a community-based order by the courts or released to parole by Parole Board Queensland. Community Corrections has a strong commitment to keeping communities safe, and reducing the risk of re-offending by facilitating positive behavioural change in supervised individuals to enable them to lead more productive crime-free lives.

The Supervisor position is available at the Brisbane Central District Office. Brisbane Central District Office is in Spring Hill, Brisbane City. It is a fast paced and dynamic Community Corrections office that is looking for a leader who is invested in staff development, is dedicated to working to create behaviour change in a complex supervised offender population, and is committed to continuous improvement.

Job details

It is a fast paced and dynamic Community Corrections office that is looking for a leader who is invested in staff development, is dedicated to working to create behaviour change in a complex supervised offender population, and is committed to continuous improvement.

In this role you will be responsible for developing a small team of professionally qualified staff who case manage different cohorts of offenders under supervision with Community Corrections. You will oversee work practices ensuring performance and practice are consistent and of a high quality standard. In this role you will be a member of the regional senior management team and benefit from professional development opportunities in more senior roles.

The primary accountabilities of the Supervisor include:

• 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.

The role description provides the minimum requirements for the role. The incumbent may be required to undertake other duties as required outside of these primary accountabilities.

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.

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Documents

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

• 676834-26-Role Description (PDF, 243KB)
  
  
  676834-26-Applicant information guide (PDF, 957KB)