Sentence Management Reception Officer

Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Sentence Management

Job title Sentence Management Reception Officer Designation Administrative Officer 4

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $77,344 - $88,179 Location Darwin

Position number 46933 RTF 348797 Closing 08/06/2026

Contact officer Jayne Ford on 08 8928 7330 or ***email_hidden***

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

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=348797

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

Undertake Security Classification and Transfer Eligibility Assessments (SCATE) and other assessments for the initial security

classification, accommodation placements and development of the offender management plans for prisoners at the Darwin

Correctional Centre.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Undertake Security Classification and Transfer Eligibility Assessments (SCATE) and other assessments on prisoners.

2. Develop short versions of Offender Management Plans (OMP-SV) for prisoners sentenced, through prisoner interviews

and in consultation with the Sentence Management Team.

3. Maintain accurate, legible and proficient case notes, records and statistics.

4. Be an active member of a collaborative team and participate in the ongoing development and implementation of sentence

management policies and procedures and the Integrated Offender Management System (IOMS).

5. Carry out duties as requested by the Senior Sentence Management Officer and Chief Correctional Officer, Sentence

Management.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Display effective, clear communication skills, with the ability to interact with clients at all levels, including Aboriginal and

other culturally diverse groups.

2. Ability to provide a high standard of written and oral communication skills, with a high attention to detail.

3. Demonstrated capacity to be proactive in identifying problems and providing practical solutions, in an innovative way.

4. Ability to work autonomously or as a collaborative team member, manage time effectively, prioritise workloads.

5. Knowledge or ability to quickly acquire the understanding of motivational interviewing principles.

6. High level of skills in the use of computer, electronic media, and software package applications including MS Office suite

and databases.

7. Ability to follow policies and procedures within the workplace.

8. Display sound professional ethics of confidentiality and discretion.

Desirable

1. Knowledge or ability to quickly acquire, the objectives, structure and legislation of Northern Territory Correctional

Services.

2. Knowledge and understanding of the requirement and limitations of working within a complex secure environment.

Further information

The Department of Corrections has a Smoke Free Policy. Staff are not permitted to smoke anywhere on Departmental

premises, facilities or in vehicles, nor whilst working off-site. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a

Departmental pre-employment questionnaire, and the successful applicant/s will be required to undergo a criminal history

check confirmed by fingerprints and name check prior to confirmation of employment. A positive criminal history will not

necessarily exclude an applicant from this position. Effective 1st July 2015 all DoC employees may be subject to random

drug and alcohol testing.