Job description
Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Community Corrections
Job title Practice Leader Designation Professional 3
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $114,199 - $127,898 Location Alice Springs, Darwin or Katherine
Position number 45514 RTF 351294 Closing 20/07/2026
Contact Officer Bayley Valentine on 0497 576 214 or [email protected]
About the agency https://corrections.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=351294
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY
QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity
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.
Primary objective
Provide NT‑wide specialist practice leadership within Community Corrections to strengthen responses to domestic, family and sexual
violence and high‑risk offenders. Practice Leaders support frontline staff with timely, case‑specific guidance on complex matters, while
working with teams and partner agencies to enhance rehabilitation pathways, embed evidence‑based practice, and build workforce
capability, wellbeing and resilience.
Context statement
Community Corrections supervises offenders on community‑based orders across urban, regional and remote Northern Territory locations.
Practice Leaders are a small, regionally based cohort of social workers and psychologists who provide specialist clinical expertise in risk
management, complex case formulation, and workforce capability development.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Review, triage and assess referrals, undertaking risk assessment, case formulation and intervention planning, and preparing summary
reports to support evidence‑based offender management.
2. Deliver brief, targeted interventions in selected complex or high‑risk cases to address dynamic and offence‑related risks.
3. Champion and model DFSV-informed practice, supporting staff to implement effective supervision and intervention strategies.
4. Build workforce capability through supervision, reflective practice, case consultation, modelling and targeted training, in partnership
with regional management to strengthen practice and support staff wellbeing and resilience.
5. Contribute to practice governance and continuous improvement, including development and review of practice guidance, tools and
standards, and participation in audits, incident reviews and debriefing.
6. Work with Corrections staff and other agencies to model and embed effective practice, support coordinated responses, and
strengthen risk management.
7. Contribute to frontline service delivery in complex or high‑risk matters and during periods of operational need, including offender
supervision and report writing, as directed by the Senior Practice Leader or the Senior Practice Director.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Tertiary qualifications in psychology or social work with unconditional eligibility for registration or membership with the Australian
Health Practitioner Regulation Agency or the Australian Association of Social Workers.
2. Experience in domestic, family and sexual violence, including working with users of violence, and strong knowledge of DFV-informed
risk assessment and intervention.
3. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with Aboriginal peoples, including a strong commitment to cultural humility.
4. Ability to build and maintain effective internal and interagency relationships.
5. Knowledge of criminogenic frameworks and offender risk assessment and intervention approaches, or the willingness and capacity
to develop quickly.
6. Highly developed verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports for different settings and purposes.
7. Ability to work autonomously and provide guidance, mentoring, and supervision to support workforce capability development.
8. Experience managing complexity, including conflict, ethical decision-making, and competing demands.
9. Experience working with involuntary clients or in a statutory setting, with demonstrated understanding of relevant legislative and
practice frameworks.
Further information
Successful applicants must hold a manual Northern Territory driver’s licence and may be required to travel to regional and remote
communities, including overnight stays. Travel may be by road or air, including four‑wheel drives, light aircraft and boats. The Department
of Corrections is smoke‑free. Pre‑employment requirements include a questionnaire, criminal history check (fingerprints and name check).
An adverse criminal history will not necessarily exclude an applicant. All Department of Corrections employees are subject to random drug
and alcohol testing.
