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…

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