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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Support the community
  2. Respect cultural requirements
  3. Support offenders
  4. Support the community
  5. Respect cultural requirements
  6. Support offenders

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

communicating effectively with a range of people from diverse cultural backgrounds

using compromise to reach a balance between traditional practice and statutory requirements

writing reports for internal and external use

liaising with Aboriginal and Torres Strait communities to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes

applying consultation, negotiation and mediation methods appropriate to the audience


Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

organisation’s policies and procedures related to working with Aboriginal or Torres Strait offenders

duty of care

Aboriginal culture or Torres Strait culture relevant to the offenders within the service in sufficient detail to underpin effective relationships with the community

community and departmental services relevant to the needs of offenders and their families

strategies for community development, including community education and community programs

Aboriginal and Torres Strait perspective of history, community, law, environment, social structures and relationships, obligations and accountability

key people who have an impact on the community and the delivery of service to offenders and the protocols for consultation and decision making

strategies for negotiation and mediation

cross-cultural conflict management strategies

principles of case management

language and communication relevant to working with the community

relevant recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody