Senior Adviser Assessment and Planning Assurance

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is seeking two experienced Senior Advisers to join the multi-disciplinary Assessment and Planning Assurance team in Brisbane. You will oversee assurance practices for end-to-end offender assessment and planning, working with a broad range of stakeholders, experts and operational staff to deliver outcomes.

There are no mandatory qualifications; a tertiary qualification in psychology or related fields is highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-informed practices within assessment or rehabilitation contexts.
• Experience in navigating data systems to investigate offender management trends.

Skills

Evidence-informed practice

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Critical thinking

Governance advice

Communication skills

Job description

Queensland Corrective Services (QCS) is seeking two experienced and highly capable Senior Adviser's to join our multi-disciplinary Assessment and Planning Assurance team.About the role:In this role you will be responsible for delivering outcomes through overseeing successful and efficient assurance practices for E2E offender assessment and planning. This will include working with a broad range of stakeholders, experts and operational staff, conducting assurance activities, governance advice, data and trend analysis whilst operating in an evidence-informed approach to achieve outcomes.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:Demonstrated knowledge of evidence-informed practices within assessment, case management or rehabilitative frameworks and delivering advice and guidance to achieve positive outcomes.Understanding of offender assessment, case management or rehabilitation methods and pathways, including the ability to acquire knowledge of best practice governance frameworks.Demonstrated experience in thinking critically, including the ability to work collaboratively across an organisation with key stakeholders to achieve objectives.Strong problem solving and analysis skills for resolving risks/issues within a criminal justice environment.Consultative, communication, written, interpersonal and negotiation skills appropriate to an environment of continuous improvement.Demonstrated experience in working with internal and external stakeholders to support practice.Experience in navigating and analysing data systems to investigate and analyse offender management trends and practices.Demonstrated research and analytical skills.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.