Forensic Intervention Services

About This Role

Forensic Intervention Services is seeking expressions of interest from undergraduate and postgraduate students looking to supplement their current tertiary studies with a unique clinical or non-clinical field placements in 2026.

What does Forensic Intervention Services do?

As a division of Corrections Victoria, Forensic Intervention Services is a specialist program area that provides people in custody and in the community with evidence-based screening, assessment, and offence-specific intervention services to support their rehabilitation. The program contributes to the department's strategy to reduce reoffending and contribute to community safety.

Our workforce includes experts in psychology, social work, occupational therapy, mental health nursing, criminology, criminal justice, restorative justice and family violence, and we offer placements to students from these disciplines.

What do clinical student placements involve?

Students undertaking a clinical student placement will be undertaking a relevant clinical course in Psychology (postgraduate), Social Work, Mental Health Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Counselling, or Psychotherapy, which requires, or offers capacity for, a student placement. Placement students will broaden their clinical knowledge and skills within a forensic setting, undertaking clinical service delivery that may include individual work, assessment, case formulation, group-based intervention, supervision, and professional development and training.

What do non-clinical student placements involve?

Non-clinical placements are open to undergraduate students in psychology, as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students in social work, criminology, legal studies, and related disciplines who have the option to complete a field placement or internship as part of their studies. Students will gain an understanding of the professional practice settings of a forensic environment, while learning about the broader legislative and judicial systems that frame service delivery. Students may also be engaged in projects that improve service delivery through research and evaluation.

What students we are looking for?

We are seeking expressions of interest from students with a strong passion for effective forensic practice, who believe individuals within our justice system have the capacity to change and should be afforded the opportunity to do so. We also seek students who demonstrate maturity, understand the importance of self-care and self-reflection, are committed to their learning, and are open to discuss the specific challenges they may face during placement. Align with the department's core values of working together, making it happen, respecting others, serving the community and acting with integrity.

To learn more about these opportunities, including eligibility criteria, please read the attached factsheets for both clinical and non-clinical placements. For further information, or if you have any queries, please email FIS.StudentPlacements@Justice.vic.gov.au.

How to Apply

If this sounds like a compelling student placement opportunity, please apply now. Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume, covering letter, and a letter of recommendation from your institution's placement coordinator. If a letter of recommendation is not included, placement coordinators must contact Forensic Intervention Services directly at FIS.StudentPlacements@Justice.vic.gov.au endorsing your application. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

Please note: Students who are progressed to an interview will be required to undergo relevant pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening. Undergoing a pre-employment check does not affect the likelihood of obtaining a student placement.

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. We welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural background. We are committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase numbers of veterans working in the public sector. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. The Aboriginal Employment Team aims to attract, recruit and retain Aboriginal staff across all roles. To learn more, email aboriginal.employment@justice.vic.gov.au

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