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Surveillance Officer


Far North Region; Community Corrections; Community Corrections & Specialist Operations; Thursday Island

This position is based at Thursday Island Community Corrections and is responsible for supervising adult offenders in the community.

Community Corrections staff aim to protect the community and reduce re-offending by supervising offenders in the community in which they live and encourage offenders to adopt more pro-social attitudes and behaviours.

The successful applicant will undertake Surveillance activities of offenders, including offenders subject to supervision and community-based orders.

Job details

Position status Casual
Position type Non Standard Hours
Occupational group Community Care
Classification OO4
Workplace Location Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/606531CAP/24
Closing date 27-Nov-2025
Job duration
Contact person Maya Dawson
Contact details Mobile: 0499 525 599
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The Essential Requirements for this role are:

  • Experience in, and understanding of, supervision and surveillance practices
  • Experience in a criminal justice environment or similar human services/regulatory agency would be desirable
  • Ability to engage with community groups and/or external service providers
  • Ability to work collaboratively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
  • Interpersonal and relationship management skills
  • Sound judgement, initiative and maturity in conflict resolution
  • Confidence, flexibility and resilience
  • Negotiation skills
  • Risk management
  • Computer and keyboard skills.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

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Casual position: 10 hours p/w - Community Service supervision - no accommodation provided.
This is a Continuous Applicant Pool.

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Last updated
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