Caseworker
1 week ago
**The Caseworker (Restorative Justice) key responsibilities are:
Work effectively within a statutory environment to manage the dual roles of monitoring young offenders' compliance with court orders and intervening to address issues that place them at risk of re-offending.
Proactively work to reduce re-offending through the use of culturally appropriate, collaborative and evidence-based assessment and intervention skills, processes and programs including restorative justice activities.
Work collaboratively as part of a team including a range of internal and external stakeholders, to achieve positive outcomes for victims, young offenders, their families, and the community.
Prepare and present verbal and written reports to the Children's Court on behalf of the Chief Executive. Conduct pre and post court interviews, prepare quality pre-sentence reports, affidavits, and other relevant documentation to support best practice outcomes for young people in the justice system.
Undertake record keeping and information management tasks to ensure accountability.
Actively participate in a range of continuing professional development activities to continuously improve your ability to contribute to organisational goals, including training, supervision, and relevant accreditation.
Mandatory requirements
It is a requirement of this role to have possession of a tertiary degree relevant to the role such as social work, behavioural science or social science, criminology or other recognised degree.
Successful applicants are required to gain approval as a Convenor. Under the Youth Justice Act 1992, a Convenor must be approved (accredited) by the Chief Executive.
Convenors are required to maintain Convenor approval by successfully undertaking:
A minimum of 3 conferences annually and
Ongoing re-assessment of practice skills and knowledge as required by departmental policies.
Travel is a requirement of this position; therefore, it is a requirement that the applicant hold a current 'C' Class Drivers licence.
One of the referees should be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who can attest to the applicant's background, knowledge, skills and experience as they relate to the cultural capabilities.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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