Surveillance Officer

Information about this position, duties and responsibilities of the role is available in the attached job description.

Key tasks of this role include:

Surveillance of offenders living in the community including the installation of Electronic Monitoring equipment and the performance of monitoring/response activities associated with Electronic Monitoring.
Undertake direct interaction with offenders regarding the resolution of surveillance issues.
Undertake transportation and escort of offenders.
Provide assistance to offenders with reintegration activities.
Conduct drug and alcohol testing of offenders and maintain accurate records as required.
Utilise Electronic Monitoring to respond to offender movements and alert data and make and record observations relevant to surveillance.
Identify and respond appropriately to risks arising from surveillance offender management including appropriate liaison with the Intelligence Analyst, Regional and District Manager as required.
Community engagement and liaison including developing and maintaining productive relationships with service providers and other community agencies.
Supervise offenders participating in community service work.
Ensure the safety and security of self and others.
Ensure the confidentiality and security of offender details and appropriate access to the information by relevant staff and approved external agencies.
Ensure records and information data for the Integrated Management System (IOMS) are accurate and current.
Ensure maintenance, accuracy and appropriateness of surveillance results.

The essential requirements for this role are:

Experience in, and understanding of, supervision and surveillance practices
Experience in a criminal justice environment or similar human services/regulatory agency would be desirable
Ability to engage with community groups and/or external service providers
Ability to work collaboratively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds
Interpersonal and relationship management skills
Sound judgement, initiative and maturity in conflict resolution
Confidence, flexibility and resilience
Negotiation skills
Risk management
Computer and keyboard skills

Qualifications, professional registration, conditions and other requirements:

Possession of C Class driver's license
There are no mandatory requirements for this position
This position may shift work if used to support the monitoring of offenders in the community. Shift penalties may apply.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.<space>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.