Court Assessment and Prosecutions Officer

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria Full time
Overview

Court Assessment and Prosecutions Officer - Dandenong

Join to apply for the Court Assessment and Prosecutions Officer - Dandenong role at Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria.

Responsibilities
  • Contribute to community safety and rehabilitation of individuals in our care
  • Conduct court assessments to determine an individual's suitability for a court order, facilitate the variation or cancellation of an order, or prosecute individuals who fail to comply with orders
  • Provide high quality, evidence-based advice to the judiciary in relation to sentencing
  • Liaise with a range of stakeholders to deliver the best outcomes for individuals and the community
  • Manage individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours and escalate as required
To Be Successful In This Role
  • Experience or knowledge of court processes, prosecutions or related areas
  • An ability to provide human services in needs assessment and development of interventions
  • Capability to provide evidence-based advice and recommendations to the court that maximise offender responsiveness interventions
  • Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills
  • An ability to manage individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours and escalate as required

A relevant qualification in social work, law, human services, criminal justice or criminology and experience in a court advice, assessments or prosecutions field is also desirable.

Benefits
  • A fair salary
  • Generous leave entitlements
  • Transparent performance framework
  • Employee Wellbeing support
  • Comprehensive training when you commence and throughout your career
  • Secondments and promotions
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 national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please contact the listed contact person on this ad.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

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.

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