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Job description

Agency NT Police Work unit Screening Assessment for Employment NT

Job title Assessment Officer Designation Administrative Officer 6

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing or Fixed

Salary $96,620 - $107,721 Location Darwin

Position number 46080 RTF 307380 Closing 27/10/2024

Contact officer Donna Quong on 08 8985 8988 or Donna.Quong@pfes.nt.gov.au

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

Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/Job Details?rtf Id=307380

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 reviews historical information about applicants and assesses whether they pose a risk of harm to children

or people with disability. They collect and collate data from disparate sources, analyse the information and make sound

recommendations about the probity of the information and what additional material may be required. The Assessment Officer

conducts their role in accordance with relevant legislation, policies and procedures and makes consistent, considered and evidence-

based recommendations.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Review and categorise criminal, 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 HPRM recording keeping.

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.