Indigenous Cultural Liaison for Prisoner Support

Queensland Corrective Services; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Corrective Services is seeking a role at Southern Queensland Correctional Centre in Queensland. The position focuses on advising management on cultural and prisoner-related issues, contributing to case and sentence management, and engaging with communities to support family contact for prisoners.

The role emphasises a gender-responsive, trauma-informed approach and requires collaboration with a range of agencies to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners.

Qualifications

• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status is a requirement for this role.
• Experience in case management and working with prisoners is desirable.
• Ability to liaise with families, communities and service providers.

Responsibilities

• Assist in case management ensuring cultural issues are addressed during sentence.
• Contribute to sentence management through inductions, reviews and transition arrangements for Indigenous prisoners.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team to assess prisoners and prepare reports for sentence management and staff.

Skills

Cultural liaison

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Team collaboration

Job description

Queensland Corrective Services is seeking a role at Southern Queensland Correctional Centre in Queensland. The position focuses on advising management on cultural and prisoner-related issues, contributing to case and sentence management, and engaging with communities to support family contact for prisoners.

The role emphasises a gender-responsive, trauma-informed approach and requires collaboration with a range of agencies to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners.