Community Corrections Officer (CCO)

Salary Range

Trainee (Unqualified) $39,000– $41,375
Trainee (Qualified) $42,166 – $44,451
Trained CCO $45,332 – $50,083

Unit / Branch - Corrections Victoria - Community Correctional Services

Classification/VPS Grade - C1

Employment Status - Various

Role Purpose:

Community Corrections Officers (CCO’s) monitor and supervise offenders who have been sentenced by the Courts to serve community based orders or have been released from prison on parole by the Adult Parole Board.

Community Corrections Officer

Key Accountabilities

  1. Monitor and supervise an offender caseload; establish objectives and goals within the supervision process and monitor level of offender compliance with community-based orders.
  2. Plan and implement appropriate developmental programs and the delivery of specialist services (such as drug and alcohol counselling, employment or education programs) for offenders.
  3. Direct offenders to attend various programs, which may include; educational, community work, assessment and treatment programs.
  4. Provide advice to assist the judiciary in the sentencing process or to facilitate variation of an order in cases of varying complexity, involving offender assessment at court and court appearance.
  5. Undertake prosecutions of offenders failing to comply with orders, giving evidence in court if required.
  6. Interview, assess and report on offenders to the Adult Parole Board.
  7. Direct, supervise, monitor and report as required on offenders under the jurisdiction of the Adult Parole Board, providing pre- and post-release programs as required.
  8. Participate in the development and provision of new community corrections programs and initiatives as required.
  9. Participate in the induction of new staff.

Qualifications

  1. While no formal qualifications are required, a degree in an appropriate discipline such as Social Work or Criminal Justice is desirable. It is also helpful to have completed VCE or at least a Year 10 level of secondary education.
  2. Previous experience in working within a legislative framework is preferable.

Key Selection Criteria

Technical Expertise

Case Management (desirable) – demonstrated experienced in managing a caseload which includes assessment, supervision and intervention skills.

Knowledge & Skills

  1. Influence & Negotiation – uses logic-based persuasion based on concrete data negotiate on timelines for delivery of goods or services.
  2. Planning & Organising - plans and reviews daily work and is flexible in meeting unforeseen circumstances while continuing to meet expectations.
  3. Problem Solving - solves problems based on operational knowledge and experience, scanning for useful information, looking for underlying causes, and suggesting alternative actions to clients.
  4. Communication (verbal) - assesses audience and provides appropriately tailored and clear information and explanations to a range of groups, in an effective and confident manner, dealing with challenging behaviour firmly but politely.
  5. Communication (written) - produces a range of standard written documents, providing clear information and using language appropriate to the audience.
  6. Interpersonal Skills - builds rapport with others in order to understand issues and suggest courses of action appropriate to their needs.
  7. Leadership - provides clear instructions and support to others to achieve a common goal.

Personal Qualities

  1. Resilience - demonstrates perseverance in achieving objectives and copes effectively with setbacks and problems.
  2. A commitment to the Department’s values & behaviours - serve the community, work together, act with integrity, respect other people and make it happen.

Important Information

Employees from the Department of Justice are required to demonstrate commitment to:

  1. The department’s values & behaviours - serve the community, work together, act with integrity, respect other people and make it happen
    The environment - the department is committed to minimising its environmental impact and requires all staff to comply with its environmental policy

Please visit the Department of Justice website (www.justice.vic.gov.au) for the following important information:

  1. About the department & business unit
  2. Our Organisational Values
  3. Privacy – how we use your information
  4. Occupational Health & Safety

All appointments to the Department of Justice are subject to the following checks: reference checks and criminal record check. Some positions may also be subject to a ‘Working with Children Check’