Assistant Community Corrections Officer

Position Details

- Position number: 232111

- Work type: Permanent – Part Time, Permanent – Full Time, Fixed Term – Full Time, Fixed Term – Part Time

- Location: Statewide

- Attachments: Applicant Information Pack.pdf; assistant community corrections off level 2 (generic) acc 19 dec 2017.pdf

About Justice

When you join the Department of Justice, you become part of a people‑focused organization working hard to make our community a fairer and safer place to live. We offer many different employment opportunities in locations around Western Australia, giving you a chance to make a difference to your local communities and to the lives of those you work with.

About the role

The Assistant Community Corrections Officer reports to the Team Leader ACC and undertakes monitoring of offenders subject to a low risk regime. The role supports other members of the Case Management Team to ensure offender compliance with orders, including monitoring attendance at community work and program activities and managing electronic monitoring equipment.

The role includes:

- Providing management, oversight and monitoring of offenders and defendants subject to community work requirements to facilitate successful completion of orders.

- Conducting approved processes, including home visits, to monitor compliance of selected offenders on the low‑risk regime and those residing interstate.

- Liaising and negotiating with community stakeholders regarding safety matters and in order to recruit and maintain community work projects.

- Installing and collecting electronic monitoring equipment at offenders’ premises or prisons.

- Traveling regionally and remotely for those preferring a position outside metropolitan areas.

- Holding a valid driver’s licence.

About you

You will need to build productive relationships while exemplifying personal integrity and self‑awareness. Working in a team, you must demonstrate effective verbal and non‑verbal communication and influence others effectively.

Eligibility: You must be an Australian citizen or hold permanent residency status in Australia. Fixed‑term appointments require documentary evidence of your entitlement to live and work in Australia for the contract duration. All employees undergo employment screening, including a National Criminal History Check.

Benefits and Opportunities

- Flexible working arrangements

- Career pathway opportunities

- Learning and development programmes

- Health and wellbeing programmes, including a Fitness Passport offering discounts at gyms, pools and fitness centres for employees and families.

- See the attached Applicant Information Pack for additional benefits.

Application Process

Please review the attached JDF for further information about the requirements of the position and prepare your application accordingly.

We require you to submit:

- A current comprehensive resume with contact details of two referees, one being a current line manager.

- A two‑page statement that highlights your suitability for the role in the context of the following job‑related requirements:

- Achieve results

- Build productive relationships

- Communicate and influence effectively

All remaining job‑related requirements and role‑specific criteria will be assessed at a later stage in the recruitment process.

Pool Recruitment

This pool will be open for a period of 24 months from the day after the breach of standard claim period closes. Permanent, fixed‑term, full‑time and part‑time appointments may be offered as vacancies arise; however, an appointment is not guaranteed.

Further Information

Please contact Priscilla Tollec, Team Leader on (08) 9845 5300 for a confidential discussion.

Equity and Diversity

The Department of Justice is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal Australians, people with disability, youth, and other diverse groups. Reasonable adjustments are provided where needed.

Applicants with disability requiring adjustment or accessibility requirements may contact Workforce Diversity at workforceDiversity@justice.wa.gov.au or call (08) 9264 1700.

Applicants are requested to apply online. To submit your application, click the “Apply for Job” button at the bottom of this advertisement. Please allow sufficient time to submit as late applications will not be accepted.

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