Address Qualifications, professional registration, conditions and other requirements Possession of tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, education or behavioural sciences
Membership or affiliation with a relevant professional association will be highly regarded
PDO specialising in the delivery of sexual offending programs you will be provided with training in the use of relevant assessment tools (STATIC-99 and STABLE-2000) to allocate sex offenders to appropriate treatment.
In this role you will:
Participate in planning activities to ensure offenders have timely access to appropriate programs and interventions
Prepare offenders for offender intervention programs
Ensure offender program activities are consistent with evidence-based practice
Deliver offender intervention programs in accordance with operational plans
Provide advice to relevant officers regarding offender program suitability and/or other interventions
Monitor progress of offenders during programs and related activities and report on progress
Comply with program management procedures, standards and guidelines
Identify and respond appropriately to risks arising from offender management
Maintain own level of knowledge of contemporary offender programs research and practices, and legislation, policy and procedures in relation to offender management
Participate in case management activities as required for offenders assessed as requiring program participation
Provide timely information to relevant sites in relation to each offender's participation in programs for case management
Monitor offender management files and programs to ensure continuity and consistency
Ensure records and information data for the Integrated Offender Management system (IOMS) are accurate and current
Administer appropriate assessments to offenders
Analyse assessment results and record information
Contribute to case management and sentence management activities for offenders
Ensure records and information data for the Integrated Offender Management system (IOMS) and the Offender Programs Assessment Service (OPAS) are accurate and current
Ensure maintenance, accuracy and appropriateness of records and intervention reports, program data for appropriate authorities
Ensure the timely provision of advice to courts, boards and other agencies regarding offenders
Provide program impact reports to courts and parole boards for participants
Promote value of offender programs to relevant agencies and support services
Develop productive relationships with service providers and the community generally to enhance the community's regard for offender programsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
