Jayden STIRRUP

As an authorised officer, my responsibilities included:

• Enforcing the Animal Welfare Act 1993, as well as other relevant animal welfare legislation and regulations.

• Conducting investigations and inspections; issuing instructions, infringement notices, warnings, and summonses.

• Educating the public, including schools, government and community groups, about relevant animal legislation and best practice animal care.

• Routinely patrolling a designated area.

• Responding to calls/complaints in priority order and determining and effecting appropriate action.

• Appearing for scheduled court dates and testifying as required.

• Coordinating efforts with, and liaising with, other community professionals such as police officers, councils, court officials and veterinarians.

• Conducting general inspections and/or investigations of domestic animal businesses and their premises.

• Preparing written investigative reports that were provided as court evidence.

• Maintaining inspection files in line with document management control procedures.

• Collecting, seizing and confining at risk animals in the most safe, humane, and approved manner possible.

• Administering or arranging basic emergency first aid to animals as required while seeking appropriate treatment.

• Ensuring court documents submitted are of a high written standard.

• Assisting with the training and induction of incoming inspectors as required and requested.

• Conducting media interviews from time to time regarding specific cases of animal cruelty or outcomes from prosecution cases.

As part of Community Corrections, my role includes the following responsibilities:

• As a statutory officer, supervise a caseload of high risk offenders, complying with legislation & Department policy and procedures, using a participative case management model.

• Complete complex risk assessments to identify criminogenic risks and needs in order to help reduce the risk of further offending.

• Use research, investigation & analysis to complete & provide comprehensive pre-sentence and pre-release assessments to the courts, Parole Board & Commissioner of NTCS for the purposes of assessing suitability for supervision in the community and making recommendations as to appropriate conditions and monitoring requirements.

• Use a strengths based approach & culturally appropriate tools & resources to deliver individualised case management in an effort to motivate offenders to make pro-social choices and encourage positive behaviour change.

• Utilise contemporary tools such as electronic monitoring and COMMIT in individualised case management practice to monitor and enforce conditions of supervision.

• Identify and respond to non-compliance through timely investigation, gathering of evidence & preparation of breach reports to the relevant authority.

• Review assessments, reports and plans developed by other Probation and Parole Officers and provide feedback as appropriate.

• Travel to and work in regional and remote areas to undertake offender supervision.

As part of the Transit Safety Division of Victoria Police, my duties included :

• Patrolling peak-hour train services and maintaining a visible Police presence as well as engaging with the community.

• Building and maintaining rapport with commuters and the surrounding community to increase trust in the safety of the public transport system.

• Proactively patrol the train platform, car parks and surrounding area.

• Deal with anti-social behaviour, property damage, alcohol and transport-related offences as they arise through the use of tactical verbal communication, penalty notices, official warnings, charges, arrest and move on direction / banning notices.

• Compiling paperwork including penalty notices, charges and incident reports.

• Patrolling major events in locations other than train stations across Melbourne to assist with Police duties.

•Managing persons in Police custody

• Working with people from different cultures and backgrounds

• Qualified in Victoria Police Operational Safety and Tactics Training including use of defensive weapons.

Additional duties and experience in:

• Monitoring CCTV and providing support to operational Police units.

• Dealing with members of the public via phone for non-urgent police assistance calls

• Training and mentoring new members

• Acting as Senior member in a crew and taking charge of incidents as well as giving direction to a team of members.

• Coordinating and prioritising tasks and triple zero emergency calls.

• Managing divisional resourcing and implementing new/ reviewed processes in the Transit Resource Management Unit at Police Headquarters

• Ensuring the safety of the community by rehabilitating offenders and diverting low-risk offenders from prison which helps to break the cycle of reoffending.

• Managed high risk offenders and was responsible for ensuring they comply with the conditions of their Court orders whilst in the community.

• Compiling charges and warrants for non compliance.

• Monitoring and enforcing appropriate educational programs, community work, assessment and treatment programs.

• Training and mentoring of new Corrections Officers.

•Prosecuting non compliance of court orders on behalf of Corrections Victoria in the Magistrates Court

• Responded to customer concerns by providing friendly, knowledgeable support and maintaining composure and professionalism.

• Oversaw day-day operations with team of 20+ personnel.

• Trained employees in essential job functions.

• Set goals for department and supported employees in meeting expectations.

• Managed overstocking, restocking and inventory control procedures during afternoon and night shift.

• Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.