Hlengiwe Sabeta

- Managing a case load of very high risk and complex needs clients.

- Providing the teams with expert advice on high risk clientele to support the teams to effectively assess risk and manage these clients.

-Training the teams in key risk issues such as, working with youth, mental health, child sex offenders, gangs including working responsively with Maori and other populations.

-Leading and planning prison releases for high risk clients.

-Developing and maintaining key relationships with stakeholders and other government agencies including local , Iwis, District Health Boards, non governmental agencies etc

-Writing pre-sentence reports including high court reports Parole Board reports and attending hearings and providing sentencing advice to courts and the Parole Board.

-Completing risk assessments and supporting the team with their caseloads and standards of practice.

-Mentored junior practitioners, fostering their professional growth and enhancing team capabilities.

-Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to share knowledge and seek advise in supporting high risk clientele.

-Supported the Service Manager with report screening and running team meetings.

-Managed all sentences including high-risk offenders, child sex offenders (inclusive of ESO), gangs, complex family violence cases, mental illness and very hostile offenders and enhanced offender rehabilitation by developing and implementing comprehensive case management plans.

-Reduced recidivism rates through diligent supervision and monitoring including applying the relevant theories to encourage change.

-Collaborated with treatment providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for probationers, resulting in improved outcomes.

-Conducted thorough pre-sentence investigations and prepared detailed reports for the courts, aiding informed decision making in the courts and parole board.

-Participated and collaborated with psychologists in completing ES reviews for child sex offenders and those subject to ES orders to ensure that they are adequately monitored to ensure safer communities,

- Enhanced practice and supported the team to a reflective approach through facilitating reflective practice sessions result.

- Led process improvement initiatives by identifying areas of inefficiency, implementing best practices, and measuring performance against established benchmarks.

- Built and strengthened relationships with the Case Management Team and maintained effective communication within the prison to ensure collaboration on mutually beneficial projects or initiatives.

- Facilitated/supported and guided the team to develop practice through training thus increasing the team capabilities.

-Provided staff with training and practice development in the identified areas of improvement in collaboration with the Principal Case Manager and the District Leadership.

-Provided coaching and support for new Case Managers in collaboration with the Learning and Development team.

-Provided quality assurances and ensuring that information provided to the Parole Board is conscience and relevant through completing quality checks/ peer reviews for parole board reports.

-Ensured the teams' adherence to legislation and standards of practice in working with prisoners and people with vulnerabilities.

-I provided the team with resources and support to execute their daily duties including offering advise and feedback on their work.

- Through dip sampling and completing report peer reviews i identified areas gaps in areas of practice and tailored and bridged those gaps through training and coaching.

- Collaborated with my team in developing training resources.

- Role modeled and aligned the organization''s Hokai Rangi values and goals with practice to support the team to develop a practice that is values driven thus working strategically towards the organisational goal of reducing the over representation of Maori in the prison system.

-I led a team of Probation Officers managing Community based sentences of varying risk levels.

-Ensured timely completion of court reports and prosecution documents as well as timely risk assessments of all clients.

-Conducted regular risk reviews and offered constructive feedback and thus facilitating professional development and boosting capability within the team.

-I enhanced team morale through regular recognition of exceptional performance and organizing team-building events.

-Monitored service staff performance and provided feedback for improvement.

-Provided quality assurance through screening all reports (parole recall reports, court breaches, pre sentence reports, high court reports, community enquiry reports, community assessment reports etc)

-Analyzed service reports to identified areas of improvement within the team.

-Led with visibility, empathy and resilience to ensured the team was supported by their leader all the time.

-Led with influence and motivation whilst role modelling the Departmental values thus encouraging a buy from staff to implement the values in their work with their clientele in turn supporting the team to work towards the organisational goal of reducing Maori over representation in the system.

-Completed event reviews and advised on areas of performance and improvement.

-Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.

-Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee work output and staff retention.

-Completed sentence/ work allocations and completed assessments for transfer requests within the Department.

-Advised the lead service manager on operational issues including staff requirements and supports needs for the team.

-Engaged internal and external for stake holders for work demands requiring collaboration.

-I led a team of Probation Officers and administrators managing electronically monitored sentences of varying risk levels.

-Led Provided support through change - Covid level 3 and 4 (transitioning from working from home to the office)

-Ensured timely completion of court reports and prosecution documents as well as timely risk assessments of all clients.

-Conducted regular risk reviews and offered constructive feedback and thus facilitating professional development and boosting capability within the team.

-I enhanced team morale through regular recognition of exceptional performance and organizing team-building events.

-Monitored service staff performance and provided feedback for improvement.

-Provided quality assurance through screening all reports (parole recall reports, court breaches, pre sentence reports, high court reports, community enquiry reports, community assessment reports etc)

-Analyzed service reports to identified areas of improvement within the team.

-Led with visibility, empathy and resilience to ensured the team was supported by their leader all the time.

-Led with influence and motivation whilst role modelling the Departmental values thus encouraging a buy from staff to implement the values in their work with their clientele in turn supporting the team to work towards the organisational goal of reducing Maori over representation in the system.

-Completed event reviews and advised on areas of performance and improvement.

-Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.

-Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee work output and staff retention.

-Completed sentence/ work allocations and completed assessments for transfer requests within the Department.

-Advised the lead service manager on operational issues including staff requirements and supports needs for the team.

-Engaged internal and external stake holders to support work demands requiring collaboration.

-Conducted regular performance evaluations for staff members, offering constructive feedback and facilitating professional development opportunities.

- Ensured compliance with legislative requirements of managing home detention and community detention by staying current relevant policy and legislative updates.

-Collaborated with the management team in developing service centre processes that greater and better outcomes for the clients.

-Resolved escalated client complaints turning potentially negative experiences into opportunities for rehabilitation.

-Managed all sentences including high-risk offenders, child sex offenders (inclusive of ESO), gangs, complex family violence cases, mental illness and very hostile offenders and enhanced offender rehabilitation by developing and implementing comprehensive case management plans.

-Reduced recidivism rates through diligent supervision and monitoring including applying the relevant theories to encourage change.

-Collaborated with treatment providers to ensure seamless delivery of services for probationers, resulting in improved outcomes.

-Conducted thorough pre-sentence investigations and prepared detailed reports for the courts, aiding informed decision making in the courts and parole board.