Cultural Liaison Officer - Aboriginal Community Engagement

Queensland Corrective Services; Spring Creek; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Corrective Services – Spring Creek QLD seeks a Cultural Liaison Officer Identified to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners. The role involves advising management, supporting case and sentence management, and engaging with communities to meet cultural and family needs within the correctional setting.

You will coordinate Elder visits, facilitate access to legal services, and liaise with families and welfare agencies to ensure culturally appropriate support and

Responsibilities

• Assist in case management ensuring that program referrals and cultural issues are adequately addressed during sentence.
• Contribute to the sentence management function by attending inductions, parole interviews, prisoner reviews and transition arrangements for Indigenous prisoners.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to manage progression of Indigenous prisoners through the correctional system and provide reports on assessments.

Job description

Queensland Corrective Services – Spring Creek QLD seeks a Cultural Liaison Officer Identified to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners. The role involves advising management, supporting case and sentence management, and engaging with communities to meet cultural and family needs within the correctional setting.

You will coordinate Elder visits, facilitate access to legal services, and liaise with families and welfare agencies to ensure culturally appropriate support and