Education Officer

Queensland Government; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking an Education Officer to design and deliver education and vocational training within a correctional facility in the Rockhampton region. The role focuses on providing inmates access to appropriate educational opportunities and coordinating program delivery on site.

The position also involves liaising with external providers, assessing educational needs, and supporting pathway options within the facility and the wider community, while maintaining health and safety

Responsibilities

• Design, plan and implement an education and training program for the correctional facility.
• Monitor and coordinate the work of external personnel within the centre's education program.
• Consult and liaise with training providers and community interest groups for appropriate educational services.
• Assess inmates' education standards and advise on opportunities within the centre and in the community.
• Contribute to sentence management, case management and assessment for community-based options.
• Provide advice to the Manager Offender Development on education matters.

Job description

The primary accountabilities of the Education Officer include:- Design, plan and implement an education and training program for the correctional facility, focusing on the provision of opportunities for inmates to access vocational and educational training appropriate to their needs.- Monitor and coordinate the work of external personnel within the centres education program.- Consult and liaise with training providers and other community interest groups for the purpose of providing the most appropriate educational services.- Assess inmates' education standards, provide advice and direct them regarding the opportunities available both within the centre and within the community.- Contribute to processes for sentence management, case management and assessment for community-based options.- Provide advice to the Manager Offender Development on a range of issues pertaining to education programs within the facility.- Ensure other employees, contractors and visitors are not exposed to risks to their health and safety arising out of your conduct.- Comply with all policies, procedures and instructions given for workplace health and safety at the workplace by the Agency and ensure your workplace area is safe and without risk to health.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.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.