Assistant Principal Inspection Officer

Department of Justice
Office of the Ombudsman and Health Complaints Commissioner
Custodial Inspectorate

Applications must be submitted by Sunday 08 September, 2024 11:55 PM

**Position details**:
**Applications close**:

- Sunday 8 September, 2024 11:55 PM AEST**Award/Classification**:

- Tasmanian State Service Award - General Stream Band 7**Salary**:

- $125,536.00 to $132,125.00 per annum**Employment type**:

- Fixed-term, full-time**Region**:

- South**Location**:

- Hobart**Job description**:

- The position is a specialist in youth detention and helps to provide independent, proactive, preventative and systemic oversight of custodial centres in Tasmania. This position will have a particular focus on monitoring conditions of youth detention, including via regular visits to Ashley Youth Detention Centre (AYDC) in Deloraine, Tasmania and desktop monitoring. They will play a key role in mandatory and occasional inspections and reviews of AYDC under the Custodial Inspector Act 2016 (the Act).The Office of the Ombudsman and Health Complaints Commissioner supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about how this could work for you.

**Period of Appointment**:
Fixed term for two years.

**Hours per fortnight**:
73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.

**Duties**:

- Promote the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable people you may be engaging with (including children and young people) and immediately report any concerns, disclosures, allegations or suspicions of harm. Actively participate in and contribute to practices that will ensure the Office of the Custodial Inspector is a child safe organisation including complying with any reporting, record keeping and information sharing obligations.
- Visit AYDC on a regular basis to meet with young people in detention, develop an effective rapport with them, witness their living environment and programs, and provide real time feedback on conditions of detention.
- Develop and maintain constructive and effective relationships with detention centre management, staff and other service providers responsible for the wellbeing of young people in detention.
- Exercise specialist skills to support the Custodial Inspector to meet the objectives of the Act_, _including monitoring and reporting on conditions of youth detention.
- Co-ordinate, schedule and undertake mandatory and occasional inspections of all custodial centres in accordance with the requirements of the Act, with a focus on AYDC.
- Plan and co-ordinate the development of draft inspection reports in accordance with mandated timeframes.
- Conduct environmental scanning of youth detention to identify current and future issues, trends and best practice in custodial services, undertake reviews of complex issues and present findings and recommendations to the Principal Inspection Officer.
- Undertake research in relation to inspection reports to ensure findings are consistent with best practice.

**Essential Requirements**:

- Current Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable People Registration (Registration Status Employment).
- Current Drivers Licence.

**Pre-employment Checks**:
The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.

The following checks are to be conducted:
1. Pre-employment checks
- Arson and fire setting
- Violent crimes and crimes against the person
- Sex-related offences
- Drug and alcohol related offences
- Crimes involving dishonesty
- Crimes involving deception
- Making false declarations
- Malicious damage and destruction to property
- Serious traffic offences
- Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
- Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
- Crimes involving Conspiracy

2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.

3. Identification check.

**Desirable Requirements**:
Relevant tertiary qualifications and experience interpreting legislation.

**How to apply**:
To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.

Please note that we do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

**For more information**:
Sam Christensen
Principal