Principal Advisor Assessment and Planning Assurance

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) seeks a Principal Adviser to lead the Assessment and Planning Assurance team, guiding how end-to-end assessment and case management practices are developed, monitored and maintained.

You will coordinate assurance activities, apply governance frameworks, and provide strategic advice to improved offender management and rehabilitation pathways within the criminal justice system.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of offender assessment and case management
• Experience applying governance and assurance frameworks in criminal justice
• Ability to collate and analyse large information sources to provide recommendations

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate and manage a broad range of assessment and planning assurance activities
• Develop, monitor and maintain end-to-end assessment and case management practices
• Engage with complex stakeholder groups to drive governance and improvement

Skills

Offender assessment

Case management

Governance & assurance

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Strategic advice

Problem solving

Education

Tertiary qualification in psychology/behavioural science/social sciences (preferred)

Job description

Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is seeking an experienced and highly capable Principal Adviser to join our multi-disciplinary Assessment and Planning Assurance team.About the Role:In this role you will be responsible for co-ordinating and managing a broad range of critical assessment and planning assurance activities and ensuring successful development, monitoring and maintenance of E2E assessment and case management practices as set out in the Assessment and Planning Assurance unit's Service Delivery Model and Service Catalogue.Reporting to the Manager, Assessment and Planning Assurance, you will work as part of a small collaborative team.There are no mandatory qualifications for this position, however a tertiary qualification in psychology, behavioural science or social sciences would be highly regarded.The most suitable applicant will demonstrate their applied knowledge, skills and experiences against these essential role requirements of the Individual Contributor leadership stream:Strong understanding and expertise in offender assessment, case management and rehabilitation pathways, including ability to apply whole of system thinking and best practice within a governance lens.Demonstrated high-level problem solving and analysis skills for resolving risks/issues and ability to initiate and co-ordinate solutions within a criminal justice environment.High level skills in critically analysing offender assessment and case management practice, with the ability to identify and manage patterns and trends to resolution.Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to effectively navigate and generate positive engagement within complex specialist, strategic and operational stakeholder groups.Demonstrated ability to collate, gather and analyse large volumes of information from multiple sources and utilise insights to provide recommendations, develop strategies and provide advice as it relates to assessment and case management.Strong experience in the application of governance and operational assurance strategies and frameworks, particularly related to offender management and/or the criminal justice system.Demonstrates strong governance experience including ability to utilise assurance, monitoring, policy and legislation, processes, and resources.Positive workplace behaviours with the ability to embrace change, display optimism and work within scope of influence in the face of complexity and ambiguity.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.