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Period of Appointment
Fixed term until 23 August 2023
Hours per fortnight
73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.
Duties
- Provide high level support to the Team Leader, Education staff and Stakeholders, maintaining a TPS consistent presence overseeing use of shared training facilities and multipurpose rooms within the prison.
- Undertake a range of high-level clerical duties including office management, preparing documentation, reporting, facilitating partnership meetings, agenda and minute taking and providing reception and information services.
- Undertake financial related functions such as initiating requisitions, reconciling received goods, handling petty cash, as well as maintaining registers, systems and data bases.
- Provide support and local inductions to students, learners and the general prisoner population in prison education areas, including assisting with digital literacy needs.
- Support the day to day functions of the Prisoner Education System Administrator and liaise/support other TPS staff and external organisations in their facilitation of services as required, providing advice on TPS policies, procedures and reporting requirements.
- Provide supervision and monitoring of prisoner workers/assistants to the Education Team under direction the Prison Education and Training Team Leader.
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.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
Statement of Duties (357540) Prison Education Support Officer.doc
Statement of Duties (357540) Prison Education Support Officer.pdf
About the Department of Justice (Tasmania Prison Service).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 blue '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 the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4914.
For more information
Susan Pappini
A/Team Leader
Email: susan.pappini@justice.tas.gov.au
Phone: (03) 6165 7241