Rehabilitation And Reintegration Support Officer

This newly funded position has been created from an exciting restructure of the Reintegration and Rehabilitation team with a primary focus of having facility-based teams within the Risdon Prison Complex. This restructure has allowed for complex case management to occur, creating better outcomes for our prisoners. The position of the Rehabilitation and Reintegration Support Officer level will assist with the administrative responsibilities associated with the High Risk and Dangerous Criminal behavioural and management reports and ensure complex case management and front-end assessments are delegated and tracked appropriately within the facilities.The Department of Justice has a number of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies in place, and our recruitment practices aim to facilitate full participation from all population cohorts. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and faiths, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform TPS Recruiting at as soon as possible.Period of AppointmentThis position is for a fixed term period until 3rd October 2025Hours per fortnight73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible work arrangements can be discussed.BenefitsSalary of $72,605 - $78,481 pa. Starting salary negotiable within range subject to experience in a similar role. Annual salary increase within this range in accordance with the State Service Award and Public Service Union Wages Agreement.In addition to the salary:

• 11% super.
• 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus access to purchased leave, leave without pay and State Service accumulated leave scheme.
• Learning, development and career progression opportunities across Tasmania.
• Access to salary packaging and discounted private health insurance.
• Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program and a range of other service via our dedicated Wellbeing and Support team.

Working EnvironmentTasmania Prison Service (TPS) has prison facilities located at Risdon Vale, Hobart and Launceston in Tasmania. This position is based at Risdon Vale in the Old Prison Hospital in a multidisciplinary team. The Risdon Vale site offers a corporate working environment without the hustle and bustle of city centre offices, free on-site parking and access to the on-site staff gym (or head across the road to Risdon Brook Dam for a walk at lunch time).Duties

• Provide high level administrative support to the Manager, Senior Clinicians and Stakeholders to assist the coordination and facilitation of prisoner program intervention, assessments and case management.
• Conduct administrative assessments of offenders and provide written reports outlining the findings of the assessments, including recommendations.
• Coordinate and manage the correct storage and frequency of High Risk and Dangerous Criminal Offender reports and database to ensure legislative requirements are met.

For full list of duties please refer to the Statement of Duties.Pre-employment ChecksThe Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.The following checks are to be conducted:1. Pre-employment checks

• Arson and fire setting
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person
• Sex-related offences
• Drug and alcohol related offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
• Crimes involving deception
• Making false declarations
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Serious traffic offences
• Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
• Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
• Crimes involving Conspiracy

2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.3. Identification check.Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated DocumentsHow to applyTo apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact TPS Recruiting on (03) 6165 7394 or .For more informationName: Kirsty Mawer
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Position: Manager, Rehabilitation and Reintegration
Email:
Phone: (03) 6165 7307ORTPS Recruiting
6165 7394Reasonable Adjustment Queries(03) 6165 7394(03) 6165 7603