Job description
Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Community Corrections
Job title Community Work Coordinator Designation Administrative Officer 5
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 12 months
Salary $90,946 - $95,468 Location Tennant Creek
Position number 46884 RTF 350539 Closing 07/07/2026
Contact officer William Jeffery on 08 8962 4466 or [email protected]
About the agency https://corrections.nt.gov.au
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=350539
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
Promote, identify opportunities and proactively manage the ongoing delivery of community work sites to ensure the effective
delivery of opportunities for offender work experience in a framework of effective risk management.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Develop, through active identification of opportunities, new community work sites for placement of varying risk levels of
offenders, whilst maintaining in a timely and comprehensive manner the work site register.
2. Prepare for and present professional Community Work information sessions for community agencies and groups at least twice
yearly to promote understanding and engagement.
3. Promote the Community Work Program to existing and potential participants though a range of mechanisms targeted at
different locations and industry groups and to enhance offender’s workplace skills as required.
4. Conduct on a regular basis work site visits to support Occupational Health and Safety and communication on program objectives
and ensure adequate documentation and communication to support this activity.
5. Assess and monitor offender attendance at community work, participate in the induction of new staff and offenders and take
the necessary enforcement action required to ensure compliance.
6. Liaise effectively with all levels of staff within the Division, the Department, external agencies and outside organisations to
assist in the delivery of the unit’s activities.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated experience in working with criminal justice or related programs and in the identification of appropriate work
sites in the community that develops and delivers offender rehabilitation opportunities.
2. Sound organisational skills with a demonstrated ability to provide timely coordination of key activities across multiple sites.
3. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and develop and deliver information sessions to stakeholders.
4. Demonstrated experience in problem solving and responding to risks in the work environment.
5. Experience in the establishment and maintenance of solid working relationships and networks with local community
stakeholders including skills to facilitate cooperation from a range of people and an ability to interact with people from diverse
cultures.
6. Demonstrated experience and ability in the use of computer applications in order to produce high level documentation and
records for reporting.
Desirable
1. Understanding of the operations of field programs and projects in the community development environment.
Further information
Successful applicant must hold a manual Northern Territory Driver’s Licence and may be required to travel within regional and
remote communities and camp out when required. Travel may be by means of road and air, including on outback roads in four-
wheel drives, light aircraft, and boats. 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. The preferred applicant/s will be required
to complete a 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 commencement of employment. An adverse criminal history will not necessarily
exclude an applicant from this position. All Department of Corrections employees are subject to random drug and alcohol testing.
