Great opportunity to join Forensic Intervention Services
- Make a positive difference in keeping our community safe
- Attractive VPS Grade 4 salary range ($90,067 - $102,192) plus superannuation
There are multiple exciting opportunities to join Forensic Intervention Services a Coordinator, Intake on an ongoing basis.
What does the Forensic Intervention Services team do?
As a division of Corrections Victoria, Forensic Intervention Services is a specialist program area that provides service users in custody and in the community with evidence-based screening, assessment, and offence-specific intervention services to support their rehabilitation. In doing so, Forensic Intervention Services is a critical component of the department's strategy to reduce reoffending and contribute to community safety.
What will the Coordinator, Intake, do?
The Intake Unit forms part of Forensic Intervention Services and is responsible for the intake and referral processing of offenders across the state who have been convicted of sexual, violent and general offences.
The role of the Coordinator, Intake, is to coordinate the processing of clinical referrals and activities associated with the intake process. The Coordinator, Intake works closely with management and clinical staff to ensure a robust and streamlined intake function that supports the effective delivery of clinical services to offenders across the state. The Coordinator, Intake may supervise intake staff.
What skills should the Coordinator, Intake, have?
You will also have an understanding of operational environments and the ability to organises others to work effectively, responding to changes, implementing responses, and providing analyses and suggesting improvements to support decision making.
What's in it for you?
You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.
There are many advantages in working for the department, including:
- Job stability - Ongoing position as a member of the Victorian Public Service (VPS)
- A fair salary
- enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
- Transparent performance framework
- approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
- Generous leave entitlements
- provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
- Employee Assistance Program support
- you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.
To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description.
How to apply
**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
Prior to commencement of employment with the department you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of all doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).
**Acceptable evidence includes**:
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- COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)
Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.