Assessment Officer

Agency NT Police Force Work unit Screening Assessment for Employment NT

Job title Assessment Officer Designation Administrative Officer 6

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $99,519 - $110,953 Location Darwin

Position number 46080 RTF 349999 Closing 30/06/2026

Contact officer Kym Boddington, Manager on 08 8985 8325 or ***email_hidden***

About the agency https://pfes.nt.gov.au/

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=349999

APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or

job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go

to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go

to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

The Assessment Officer is responsible for delivering risk-based employment screening assessments by reviewing and analysing

sensitive information, applying relevant legislation, policies and administrative decision-making principles, and providing evidence

based recommendations that support informed decision making.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Review and categorise criminal history, workplace, and other records in accordance with relevant legislation and business

procedures and exercise professional judgement in the monitoring of compliance and investigations.

2. Identify and obtain relevant information from external parties, including applicants, employers, other police jurisdictions and

the Courts, to inform the assessment process.

3. Critically analyse information and act with integrity to form a view on its probity and weight in an assessment.

4. Maintain sound administrative decision making through knowledge and application of appropriate practices and processes.

5. Adhere to security, privacy, and record-keeping requirements to ensure safe storage and use of confidential and sensitive

information.

6. Communicate (written and verbal) with applicants in a timely, clear, and easy-to-understand manner while conveying complex

and sometimes personally challenging sensitive information.

7. Provide high-quality reports that distil complex and sensitive matters into concise, accurate and persuasive recommendations

on the assessment of risk.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated understanding of and experience in working within a legislative framework to interpret and administer legislation

in an objective and unbiased manner, particularly when dealing with personally challenging information.

2. Demonstrated ability to prepare timely and high-quality documentation and reports and maintain attention to detail.

3. Proven high-level interpersonal and oral communication skills, including the ability to discuss an applicant’s history of concern

in a respectful, objective, and impartial manner.

4. Previous experience in using computer systems and other avenues to obtain and assess a range of complex and sensitive

material and determine the appropriate course of action in a high-volume work environment.

5. Strong individual work ethic and ability to be responsive and agile in dealing with multiple projects, manage competing

workloads under pressure and meet critical deadlines independently.

6. Previous experience establishing and maintaining effective working relationships and professional credibility with the public

and key stakeholders.

Desirable

1. Experience in administrative decision-making.

2. A working knowledge of IJIS and Content Manager (TRM).

3. Qualifications in behavioural sciences, law, or criminology.

Further Information

The successful applicant will be required to undergo a criminal history check and be subject of scrutiny against police intelligence

holdings.