Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Reference: DJCS/4050
Organization & Role Summary
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we'd love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children's rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
About the Business Unit
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is responsible for the statutory supervision of young people in the criminal justice system.
The Department's Youth Justice Service provides programs and resources to assist young people to develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to manage their lives effectively without further offending. Through supervision, offending‐related programmes and linkages to appropriate support services, the youth justice service promotes opportunities for rehabilitation and contributes to the reduction of crime in the community.
About the Role
The Youth Justice program is primarily responsible for supervision and case management of young people between 12—21 years of age who have committed offences and are subject to remand or pre‐sentence community supervision including supervised bail orders or have been sentenced to custodial and/or community‐based statutory orders.
The Youth Justice team provides community‐based supervision and a range of case management and support services for young people who are appearing before, or have been sentenced by, the Children's Court and adult criminal courts and who have received youth justice supervised orders. The legal mandate for Youth Justice is provided by the Children Youth and Families Act (CYFA) 2005.
The team promotes the personal development of young people and contributes to the reduction of crime in the community.
* Community‐based supervision and support services for young people
* Youth‐specific court liaison, advice and support services to the Children's Court and adult courts
* Reports and advice to the Youth Residential Board and Youth Parole Board
* Age‐appropriate case management, casework interventions and links to programmes and supports to target factors that contribute to offending.
Some of your duties will include:
* Initiating, fostering and maintaining strong and collaborative relationships across diverse stakeholders to maximise the Multi‐Agency Panel's engagement to address youth offending and its underlying causes.
* Facilitating referrals to the MAP and seeking relevant background information to inform suitability of referrals for consideration.
* Providing authoritative advice regarding the status of young people being considered by the Multi‐Agency Panels and any agreed actions relating to their case.
* Building and maintaining relationships with key workers from partner agencies.
* Supporting Youth Justice and Justice Service Centre operations as a member of the regional senior leadership team.
* Providing direct supervision of the regional Multicultural Practitioner and overseeing related portfolios.
This position is based in West Metro and required to work across various locations within the region.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
* Demonstrated knowledge and experience in youth justice and youth offending
* Demonstrated experience and expertise in applying quality case management practice principles and involving cross‐sector stakeholders in the development and implementation of local responses
* Demonstrated experience in the provision of a range of executive, confidential support functions
* Extensive understanding of community and regional issues
Qualifications
* An appropriate qualification or equivalent work experience in social work, public policy, youth work or social sciences is desirable.
Child Safe Statement of Commitment
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
Applications close Wednesday 10 June 2026 at 11.59pm
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