Correctional Counsellor

6 months ago

Brisbane, Australia Queensland Corrective Services Full time

Correctional Counsellors develop, implement and deliver appropriate assessment, counselling and welfare services to individuals.
- Counsel offenders about offending behaviours and consequences of such behaviour.
- Contribute to and participate in case planning and case management activities including the preparation of reports and case notes.
- Ensure maintenance, accuracy and appropriateness of records for appropriate authorities.
- Maintain high level knowledge regarding services for offenders.
- Liaise and develop productive relationships with external service providers to optimise offender community integration consistent with the highest standards of community safety.
- Correctional Counsellors administer appropriate assessments to offenders, analyse assessment results and record information also as a member of a multi-disciplinary unit, provide consultancy services to, and accept referrals from, other unit members including Psychologists, Education Officers, Activities Officers and Custodial Correctional Officers.

Qualifications, professional registration, conditions and other requirements:

- Possession of a Degree in a field relevant to the position (eg Social Work or the Behavioural Sciences).

Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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