Sentence Planning Coordinator

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

Job summary

Queensland Corrective Services – Spring Creek QLD is seeking a role that contributes to day-to-day sentence management operations, either in a correctional centre or a hub environment at designated locations.

The position involves engaging with and assessing prisoners, report preparation and writing, and completing administrative tasks linked to detention, court attendance and parole processes. The role also includes supervising small work units to meet timeframes and policy requirements.

Qualifications

• Understanding of the criminal justice system or similar legislated environment is highly desirable.
• Ability to manage a demanding work environment with strong planning and organisational skills.
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills to support service delivery with internal and external stakeholders.
• Highly developed problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues and associated risks.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with attention to detail in reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience supervising staff, setting priorities, monitoring workflow and developing local practices.

Responsibilities

• Engage with and assess prisoners, prepare reports and write up documentation.
• Carry out administrative tasks related to lawful detention, court attendance and parole processes.
• Provide supervision and co-ordination for small work units to ensure compliance with timeframes and policies.

Job description

Queensland Corrective Services – Spring Creek QLD

In this role you will contribute to the day-to-day operations of Sentence Management Services performing sentence management functions either in a correctional centre or within a hub environment at designated locations.

The role is responsible for: engaging with and assessing prisoners, report preparation and writing; and completing necessary administrative tasks associated with lawful detention, court attendance and parole processes. The role will also provide supervision and service delivery coordination for small work units to ensure compliance with timeframes, legislation and departmental policies, procedures and practice directives.

The most suitable applicant will demonstrate their applied knowledge, skills and experiences against these essential role requirements of the Individual Contributor leadership stream:

• An understanding of the criminal justice system or similar legislated work environment or alternatively demonstrated workplace experience that would evidence your ability to rapidly acquire this knowledge is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to meet the challenges of a demanding work environment including high level planning and organisational skills that ensure multiple tasks are completed within identified timeframes.
• Interpersonal and negotiation skills to support service delivery in an environment where engagement with a range of internal and external stakeholders is critical.
• Highly developed problem-solving skills to ensure issues are identified and resolved including a demonstrated ability to identify and respond appropriately to identified risks related to prisoner management.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and attention to detail in this regard including in the preparation of and completion of complex reports, for both internal and external stakeholders; and
• Demonstrated ability to supervise staff, set priorities, monitor workflow and develop local strategies or work practices.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.