This unit describes the skills required to manage risks and security for human sources, interact and communicate effectively with sources, and manage source information.

Human sources are people who provide information about activities within correctional facilities or community release behaviour to correctional services staff. Information may be provided on an ongoing or one-off basis. Human sources may be:

• covert sources
• community sources
• contact sources

The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be carried out within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are performed. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to, particularly those related to management of human sources and source information.

A person undertaking this role works independently and in small teams under light supervision, making independent decisions based on a specified procedural framework.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.