The Department of Justice has a number of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies in place, and our recruitment practices aim to facilitate full participation from all population cohorts. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and faiths, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, you can include this information with your application.  Please inform TPS Recruiting at TPSRecruiting@justice.tas.gov.au as soon as possible. 

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available. 

Benefits

In addition to the salary: 

• 12% super from 1 July 2025, access to salary sacrifice and salary packaging.
• 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus access to purchased leave, leave without pay and State Service accumulated leave scheme.
• Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program and a range of other service via our dedicated Wellbeing and Support team.
• Learning, development and career progression opportunities across Tasmania.
• Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program and a range of other service via our dedicated Wellbeing and Support team.

Based at Risdon Vale in FACILITY/BUILDING. The Risdon Vale site offers a corporate working environment without the hustle and bustle of city centre offices, free on-site parking and access to the on-site staff gym (or head across the road to Risdon Brook Dam for a walk at lunch time). 

Duties

• Co-facilitate the delivery of individual and group–based rehabilitation or intervention programs to offenders, which may include alcohol and drug treatment programs, the sex offender program and a range of general and violent offending programs under the supervision of a Senior Clinician.
• Undertake assessments of offenders to determine their suitability for participation in programs and monitor progress as a result of such participation.
• Maintain offender case notes, records and administrative information and prepare formal assessments and other reports in accordance with program standards.
• Provide feedback and counselling to inmates who are undertaking programs under the supervision and direction of Senior Clinician.
• Liaise with other IOM Unit staff and correctional case managers about inmate case management
• Participate in ongoing professional development including training, clinical supervision and the reviewing and debriefing of program sessions.

Pre-employment Checks

The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.

The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Pre-employment checks

• Arson and fire setting
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person
• Sex-related offences
• Drug and alcohol related offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
• Crimes involving deception
• Making false declarations
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Serious traffic offences
• Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
• Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
• Crimes involving Conspiracy

2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.

3. Identification check.

Desirable Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of an appropriate course of study at a recognised tertiary institution.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

 Statement of Duties (Generic) Program Facilitator - September 2025.DOCX

 Statement of Duties (Generic) Program Facilitator - September 2025.pdf

 About the Department of Justice (Tasmania Prison Service) (1).DOCX

 About the Department of Justice (Tasmania Prison Service).pdf

 Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.docx

 Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.pdf

 FAQs Short Form Application.docx

 FAQs Short Form Application.pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV.  We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information.  Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact TPS Recruiting on (03) 6165 7394 or TPSRecruiting@justice.tas.gov.au.

For more information

Erin Hunn
Manager Rehabilitation and Reintegration
erin.hunn@justice.tas.gov.au 
Phone: (03) 6165 7307

OR

TPS Recruiting
(03) 6165 7394
tpsrecruiting@justice.tas.gov.au