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Post Sentence Authority

VIC, Australia. Vacancy ID: 2074

Position Description

Sessional Member, Post Sentence Authority

Sessional members play a critical role within the Authority and bring diverse skills and experience.

Sessional members participate in Authority hearings and make decisions as part of a quorum to discharge the Authority’s legislative functions concerning serious offenders. As a guide, this may be one day per week but vary according to circumstances.

In compliance with legislative requirements, sessional members support the Authority to ensure that the paramount consideration in every decision is the safety and protection of the community.

Sessional members must be available after-hours as part of the Authority’s rotating ‘on-call’ schedule.

Sessional members regularly review sensitive and confronting material and engage with serious offenders in hearings. All Authority members have access to the Department of Justice and Community Safety’s well-being services and are encouraged to use them as often as necessary.

The Authority is established as a B1 group, remuneration is paid as per the Appointment and Remuneration guidelines.

For more, access the Position Description at https://content.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-08/Sessional-member-Position-Description-2024.docx

About The Organisation

The Minister for Corrections, the Hon Enver Erdogan MP, invites applications for a sessional member of the Post Sentence Authority (the Authority).

The Authority is an independent statutory authority established under the Serious Offenders Act 2018 (the Act) to monitor and review the progress and compliance of serious offenders under Victoria's post sentence scheme.

Selection Criteria

As our ideal candidate, you will have:
1. Demonstrated experience in the criminal justice system and an interest in the role and functions of the Post Sentence Authority.
2. Demonstrated ability to confidently deal with concepts and complexity and use analytical and conceptual skills to reason through problems.
3. A proven ability to make informed, sound, fair and high-quality decisions in accordance with statutory requirements.
4. Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team and be able to contribute to high-quality decision-making.
5. Broad awareness of diversity, culture, gender, disability and mental health issues and how they intersect with the justice system.
6. A proven ability to communicate effectively and courteously and be able to handle difficult and sensitive communications confidently and appropriately.
7. Personal integrity, reputation and community standing.

Mandatory qualifications
Under the Act, members of the Authority must:
1. be community members and/or have relevant qualifications such as psychology, criminology, social work or psychiatry.
2. have five years of relevant experience as a lawyer. Extensive experience and qualifications in law, psychology, psychiatry, criminology, or social work are highly desirable.

Candidates with at least ten years of experience as practising lawyers are highly desirable.

How To Apply

Please click the Apply button on the Join a Public Board website. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats. #DJCS

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-appointment checks, which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

Contact Erin Louis, Chief Administrative Officer, PSA with any enquiries.
Position Sought: Board Member
Organisation Type: Government / Public Sector
Industry/Sector: Government / Public Administration
Skill Sought: Governance, Health / Medicine, Health and wellbeing, Law, Public Administration, Social Care/Services
Closing Date: 18/08/2024
State: VIC
Remuneration: Director fees
Duration of Appointment: 3 Years

Erin Louis

[email protected]