Job Summary
- Rate of $200 (plus GST) per hour
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 9th Aug 2023
The ACT Human Rights Commission is seeking expressions of interest from skilled professionals to be involved in an exciting program working with criminal justice and other stakeholders to elicit the best possible evidence from vulnerable witnesses to improve justice outcomes.
The ACT Intermediary Program, which commenced on 31 January 2020, is based in the Victim of Crime Commissioner’s team within the ACT Human Rights Commission. Intermediaries are accredited professionals and independent officers of the court. They provide specialised advice at police investigative interviews, to lawyers and at court to facilitate the giving of evidence by vulnerable witnesses. Currently, the Program mainly receives requests for intermediaries for matters involving child complainants in sexual assault and child witnesses in homicide matters, however, there has also been demand for the Program with matters involving adults with disabilities and other communication difficulties.
The Program model draws on the expertise of a small number of ‘in-house’ intermediaries and a larger ACT Intermediary Panel. We are presently seeking expressions of interest for membership of this panel.
Intermediaries are usually allied health professionals but may be other professionals who have extensive experience communicating with vulnerable people.
Becoming an accredited ACT intermediary is an opportunity to make a professional contribution to the effectiveness of the ACT criminal justice system.
More information regarding the Program can be found here.
The following professionals are eligible to apply to become an accredited ACT Intermediary:
Applicants must be available to attend:
If desired, panel intermediaries may also wish to attend:
Professionals who attend the above training and successfully complete the assessment requirements will become accredited ACT Intermediaries. They may then be appointed to the Intermediary Panel. The above training and assessment activities will be provided free of charge to participants.
If you have questions regarding the information provided above or about the ACT Intermediary Panel, please contact Vanessa McKinley Assistant Director, ACT Intermediary Program or Sarah Ambrose ACT Intermediary Program on 0434 855 030.
Alternatively, you can email [email protected], using the subject line: ACT Intermediary Program Members enquiry via EthicalJobs.
A position description is attached.