Ranita Kajla

• Over 19 years of experience as a Probation Officer in the B.C. Corrections branch
• ·Acting Senior Probation Officer since December 2023 at Surrey South Community Corrections and from July 2022 until January 2023
• Recipient of Premier Award of Excellence Honorable Mention for Diversity and Inclusion within B.C. Corrections branch in June 2024
• Content creator for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility inaugural programming for B.C. Corrections – program launch May 2024
• Peer Review Facilitator for 2023/24 Back to Basics: Case Management Plans & 2016/17 Supervision of Domestic Violence clients
• Accepts Acting Senior Probation Officer and Local Manager opportunities since December 2015
• Selected as 1 of 10 members of Culture and People Exchange Project with B.C. Corrections Provincial Director in October 2022
• Supervises Highest Risk Domestic Violence Offenders since October 2017; leads monthly meetings with inter-agency Intimate Partner Violence unit stakeholders
• Co-facilitates local monthly Sexually Motivated Offender (SMO) meetings reviewing best practices of SMO supervision and report writing
• Core program coordinator from November 2016 until present providing guidance in Core delivery and organization of Core scheduling
• Delivers Core Programs since 2008: Respectful Relationships, Living Without Violence, Thinking Leads to Change, RR Concepts and TLC Concepts
• Local Occupational Health and Safety Committee member from February 2020 until June 2023
• Selected as member of Provincial Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group in January 2022
• Member of Black, Indigenous & People of Color Employee Resource Group since December 2021
• Supervises university practicum students since 2017
• Local Social Committee member since September 2013
• Quarter time Pre-Sentence report writer since 2008
• Represented B.C. Corrections in ‘Dispatches of the Sector’ newsletter outlining Language Modernization within the Justice Sector in March 2023
• Presented Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Advisory Group recommendation plan for startup of branch level EDI groups at Strategic Human Resources Governance meeting in December 2022
• Completed Building a Respectful and Inclusive Workplace course in December 2022
• Participated in B.C. Public Service Competency refresh project in May 2022

Detail-oriented professional who enjoys challenges and is committed to the highest quality standards. Effective team player with proven interpersonal, communication, listening and organizational skills. Manage and prioritize workload with no supervision. Enjoy learning continually; open to new ideas and ways of improving work performance and productivity. Ability to understand and work in compliance with established B.C. Corrections branch policy. Ability to respond to stressful and challenging situations in a calm, professional manner quickly and effectively. Fluently read, write and speak English and Punjabi.

• Recipient of Honorable Mention for Premier Award of Excellence for Diversity and Inclusion within B.C. Corrections branch in June 2024
• Recipient of B.G. Robinson Award November 2008 for Personal Excellence in Community Corrections Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General