This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to support the community, respect cultural requirements and support offenders within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

This unit applies to individuals working within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to provide support to both offenders and members of the community to achieve agreed objectives. Communities:

• will include those belonging to a specific location, language or social relationship
• may be traditional, mission-based or may exist within a wider general community and be rural, remote or urban
• will vary in size significantly and may be no bigger than a family or a group sharing a common culture within an institution
• will have varied structures and management, from self-contained and autonomous to an association of interests within the total community.

Those undertaking this role normally work autonomously using support from a range of established resources. It involves complex task organisation and analysis involving extrapolating, inferring, reflecting and abstracting processes.

The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to, particularly those related to working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander offenders and communities.

Statutory/legislative requirements apply to this unit and may vary across states and territories. Users are required to check with the relevant jurisdiction for current requirements.