Kenny Walker
Upper Coomera,Queensland
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
I have decided to offer my services to the Queensland Corrective Services due to the excellent career opportunities and the lifestyle in this amazing part of the world. Also my mum lives here and I feel I should be near her :)
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Corrections Reintegration Support
Manaaki Support Services
Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand
12.2023 - Current
- Monitored daily operations within the facility, including off-site activities, escorting residents from prison to facility, medication distribution, security checks, and record keeping.
- Intervened in emergency situations to assess risk levels and provide direction on appropriate responses.
- Reviewed internal documents such as incident reports and shift reports submitted by colleagues prior to submitting them for approval.
- Provided support for colleagues who encountered difficult situations during their shifts.
- Ensured compliance with sentence obligations, liaising with Community Corrections in cases of non-compliance and requests for approved absences to leave facility.
Probation Officer
Community Corrections New Zealand
Bay Of Plenty, Rotorua
01.2010 - 03.2022
- Managing sentence compliance for high risk, complex needs and child sex offenders.
- Acting Manager for Electronic Monitoring Team
- Providing risk assessment reports to District and High Courts with sentence recommendations and rationale.
- Interviewing remand accused and remand convicted offenders and their families to assess suitability for sentences within the community.
- Delivering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)to offenders through motivational programmes.
- Training Probation Officers how to write Provision of Advice to Court (PAC) reports, and checking their work before it is submitted to the Court.
- Ensuring legislative requirements are met in regards to lawful enforcement for breaches of sentence conditions.
Education
Certificate of Probation Officer Curriculum - Community Corrections
Department of Corrections
New Zealand02-2011
Skills
- De-Escalation Techniques
- Crisis Management
- Surveillance monitoring
- Substance Abuse Knowledge
- Rule Enforcement
- Inmate Transport
- Conflict Management
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Corrections Reintegration Support
Manaaki Support Services
12.2023 - Current
Probation Officer
Community Corrections New Zealand
01.2010 - 03.2022
Certificate of Probation Officer Curriculum - Community Corrections
Department of Corrections
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