Overview
Work type: Full time
Salary: $76,817 - $93,275
Grade: VPSG3
Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services
Location: Geelong
Reference: VG/6468APRIL2025
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. If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad. For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
Utilise your Prison and Corrective Services expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at Marngoneet Correctional Centre
An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
VPS Grade 3: $76,817 -$93,275 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
Marngoneet Correctional Centre and Karreenga Annex is a medium security facility that houses a mix of sentenced and remand men and is located 6km north-west of Lara, 20km from the centre of Geelong and about 70km from Melbourne. The role of the facility is to contain men in custody safely, securely and humanely, focusing on the individual needs of the men with the aim of providing a successful transition back into the community or on their continued journey through the prison system. The facility has a strong focus on achieving positive outcomes and provides a range of engaged services. Our highly skilled workforce provides supervision and case management and are dedicated to enhancing opportunities to strengthen prisoner pathways.
About the Role:
The position of Assessment and Transition Coordinator is situated within the Offender Services Team at each prison.
Some of your duties will include:
Participating in the development, coordination and delivery of prisoner risk and needs assessments, parole applications and pre-release services within a prison location
Contributing to the Case Management Review process
Coordinating and facilitating delivery of sessions and services, both individually and in conjunction with service delivery providers, including co-facilitation with stakeholders and partners.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
Demonstrated understanding of transition and reintegration issues and needs of prisoners
Demonstrated ability to administer risk assessment tools with individual prisoners
Demonstrated capacity or aptitude to work with clients who are difficult to engage individually and in group work settings
Computer program skills, such as, excel for data management.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Experience in and/or understanding of working within a correctional environment.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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 Sunday 27 April 2025 at 11.59PM
Posted 09 April 2025