Indigenous Peer Support Officer

About the Opportunity

The Indigenous Peer Support Officer will foster and promote a sense of well-being amongst the prisoner cohort by the provision of a service which instils harmony, understanding, support and reduces the levels of distress and incidents of self-harm amongst prisoners.

This is an amazing opportunity to make a difference within the local community.

What you’ll be doing 

• Implement, co-ordinate and manage the Peer Support Prisoner (PSP) team within the Prison.
• Ensure interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) prisoners are specific or adapted to meet cultural needs
• Contribute to the multidisciplinary management of prisoners requiring additional support through communication with relevant custodial staff and contributing to Prison Risk Assessment Group (PRAG)
• Act as a positive role model to all staff, prisoners and visitors, treating all with whom he/she comes into contact with respect and decency.
• Ensure interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) prisoners are specific or adapted to meet cultural needs
• Ensure the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody are incorporated into Operating Procedures and practices and are updated as required
• Participation with Aboriginal Support Groups with regular meetings in the Facility with links to Aboriginal service organisations outside
• Facilitate ATSI prisoners access to recognised Elders

About you - your ideal skills & experience 

• Relevant industry experience OR Tertiary qualifications in either Social Work, Counselling, Social Sciences
• Demonstrated experience working with people from a range of cultural backgrounds
• Cultural awareness including understanding the impact and management of different ethnic backgrounds, customs and contemporary issues
• Demonstrate the highest level of personal integrity and ethical behaviour
• Comprehensive knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people customs and contemporary issues

You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. If you like the look of the role, we’d love to hear from you.

This is a position of trust and responsibility and to support this we will conduct a thorough probity assessment, which includes a Federal police check as an essential selection component for this role.

Serco requires employees in this role to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our people. Please consider this requirement when submitting your application. 

About us – Serco & proud

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, but everyone has a vital role to play from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000+ globally and 14,000+ in Asia Pacific responsible for delivering essential public services in areas including defence, justice, immigration, healthcare, facilities management & citizen services. To learn more please visit www.serco.com/aspac

Why Join Us

• You’d be joining a company that delivers essential public services (in partnership with governments) that impact a better future for communities, & those in our care
• You’ll get to have an impact on how we do things: Enjoy being part of a driven team with a collaborative culture that values decision-makers & action.
• We Invest in you: Accelerate your career through our learning & development opportunities – think skills based training, defined career pathways & fantastic internal mobility opportunities across the group!

If you’re inspired to make a positive difference, apply now.

For any additional questions, or to learn more, please contact me – Karis Daniele – Talent Acqusition Business Partner – 0419 727 433

Serco’s values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day. 

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability. By joining Serco you will have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging