Training Officer

Corrective Services

Salary:
Level 5, $105,167 – $114,938 p.a. plus 12% Super PSCSAA 2024

Position number:
Pool Ref 232053

Work type:
Permanent - Full Time

Location:
Perth CBD

Closing date:
:30 PM (YYYY-MM-DD)

Attachments:
- Applicant Information

• Job Description Form - Training Officer (ACC

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This recruitment pool will run for a period of 24 months and may be used to fill ongoing fixed term contracts and permanent opportunities.
Currently, there is one permanent position and one fixed term contract available when business needs arise.
About Justice
When you join the Department of Justice , you become part of a people-focused organisation, working hard to make our community a fairer and safer place to live. We offer many different employment opportunities in locations around Western Australia. You will have a chance to make a real difference to your local communities and to the lives of those you work with.

About The Role
The Corrective Services Academy (the Academy) is an enterprise Registered Training Organisation and is responsible for the identification and delivery of learning and professional development for all Corrective Services staff, including foundation, ongoing work skills, corporate governance and compliance and professional development.

The Academy's Operational Training Branch consists of four sections and is accountable for developing and delivering training in accordance with Corrective Services operational requirements, with a focus on foundation training for front line staff working in custodial and community settings.

The Adult Community Corrections Training Section is a part of the Operational Training Branch, and the Training Officer is responsible for the delivery of Corrective Services Academy training for all Adult Community Corrections staff including delivery of the accredited Correctional Officer Foundation Program (COFP) for new Adult Community Corrections Officers.

The Training Officer informs and provides advice to the Manager Adult Community Corrections Training on emerging issues and trends, and acts as a positive change agent, contributing to continuous improvement in an environment of reform.

Eligibility
A qualification in Certificate III of Correctional Practice (Adult Community) is required for this position.

To be eligible for appointment to permanent positions in the West Australian Public Sector you must be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status in Australia.

Benefits And Opportunities

• A competitive, award-based salary with annual increments within award bands, and 17.5% annual leave loading
• 12% superannuation
• Access to salary packaging arrangements
• Three additional days of leave per year (public service holidays)
• Study Leave/Assistance
• Long service leave accrues every 7 years
• Options to Purchase Additional Leave
• 14 weeks paid parental leave, with additional flexibility for new parents returning to work
• Leadership and professional development programs
• Free parking onsite
• Flexible working arrangements
• Career pathway opportunities
• Learning and development opportunity programs
• Health and wellbeing programs including Fitness passport providing a wide range of gym, pool, and fitness centre discounts available for employees and their families.
• Check out the attached Applicant Information Pack to find out other benefits of working for Justice.

Location
This role is based at the Corrective Services Academy, 4 Allen Court Bentley, with proximity to Curtin University, Karawara Shopping Centre, Victoria Park and public transport. The Corrective Services Academy is a smoke-free workplace.

Application process
How To Apply
Please ensure you review the attached Job Description Form (JDF) for further information about the requirements of the position. This information will assist you with the preparation of your application.

We Require You To Submit
In the context of the role specific responsibilities, the ability to demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and experience you are required to submit:

• Provide a comprehensive Resume / Curriculum Vitae, that clearly outlines your transferable skills, experience and highlights your key achievements.
• A statement of no more than 2 pages, addressing the following job-related requirements and/or role specific criteria. (Please ensure you provide examples to support your claims).
• Achieves Results
• Builds Productive Relationships
• Exemplifies Personal Integrity and Awareness
• Communicates and Influences Effectively

Demonstrated case management experience as a Community Corrections Officer is a requirement of this role. It will be highly regarded if an applicant possesses a current Certificate IV Training & Assessment or progression towards the qualification. (Although possession of this qualification is not a pre-requisite, it is a requirement of the role. Therefore, the successful applicant will be enrolled to undertake the qualification through an external provider and must commit to obtaining the qualification).

All remaining
Job-Related Requirements
and/or
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 other full time contracted appointments may be offered as vacancies arise; however, an appointment is not guaranteed.

The Department of Justice uses recruitment pools to build a bank of talent for future opportunities. Applicants found suitable in this pool, may be considered for subsequent, similar vacancies, with the Department of Justice for the duration of the pool.

For further job-related information
If you would like further information regarding the vacancy please contact
Bruce Kentish, Assistant Director Operational Training
,on

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 and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, youth, people of diverse sexualities and genders, women, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and other diversity groups.

Aboriginal job seekers may contact the Aboriginal Workforce Development Team on or call for culturally appropriate application advice.

Applicants with disability requiring adjustments or accessibility support at any stage of the selection process can contact the hiring manager as listed under the 'Further Information' section or contact the Diversity and Inclusion team on or for a confidential discussion.

Submitting your application
Applicants are requested to apply online. To submit your application, click the
"Apply for Job"
button at the bottom of this advertisement.

Please ensure you allow sufficient time to submit your application,
as late applications will not be accepted.
If you are having difficulty submitting your online application, please telephone RAMS Helpdesk on

for assistance.

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The Department of Justice has introduced a smoke-free policy, which has been fully implemented across all women's prisons and the Academy, with all other prison sites to follow before the end of 2025. The Academy is a smoke-free workplace.