The role ofan InitialAssessment Officer is to conduct preliminary assessments of Working with Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening applications and Clearance holders with criminal records or relevant professional findings.

Initial Assessment Officers provide legislative support to the operational teamsthrough the use ofexpert knowledge and carry out quality assurance functions across their work. Initial Assessment Officers also regularly engage with a range of stakeholders in both written and verbal formats toseekand clarify information.

Initial Assessment Officers are also responsible for a range of administrative functions associated with processing case files, including conducting initial research and analysis of data.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

- Undertakingaccurateandtimelyinitialassessments of WWC Check and NDIS Worker Screening applications and reassessments.
- Managing theChildCheckandDisCheckdatabases' requirements forinitialassessments.




- Communicatewith applicants and Clearance holders in relation to their WWC Check and NDIS Worker Screening applications and reassessments.
- Collate data and statistics andassistingwith data analysis and performance reporting.
- Managing and prioritising individual workloads in a time sensitive setting.
- Liaise with external agencies including Corrections, VictoriaPoliceand the Courts, and internally with other areas of the unit, including Legal Services, to obtain relevant information toassistin the evaluation and assessment of WWC Check and NDIS Worker Screening applications and reassessments.

This role requires a Working with Children Check.
For more information on what this means, and all other requirements, please see the Position Description.

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