Case Manager
4 months ago
Fixed term, full time opportunity for 12 months based in Werribee
- Case management with a focus on rehabilitation to reduce reoffending
- Salary range $86,691 - $93,274 plus superannuation
About us
Corrections Victoria's purpose is to deliver an effective corrections system for a safe community. Community Correctional Services (CCS), is overseen by Corrections Victoria, a division of the Department of Justice and Community Safety. CCS is responsible for the management and supervision of prisoners on parole, clients under post sentence supervision and court orders.
About the role
This role is required to manage a case load of individuals with a range of order requirements aimed at reducing the risk of reoffending through conducting risk assessments, preparing case plans, providing interventions, and addressing the underlying causes of offending whilst directing and monitoring compliance with court order obligations.
This role is required to utilise case management practices to actively engage individuals and ensure responsive, targeted interventions to assist in reducing their risk of reoffending. Case Managers must support individuals to successfully complete their court orders, while balancing risks to community safety.
**Some of the key accountabilities of this role include**:
- Identify and evaluate factors that relate to individual offending behaviour and provide individualised risk assessment, case planning, service coordination, identification of interventions to reduce risk, and use of brokerage funds where required to ensure engagement of a person's responsive interventions.
- Motivate and influence individuals in the case management process. Model pro social behaviours and draws on strengths-based approaches.
- Monitor a person's compliance against order requirements; demonstrate assertiveness and confidence in dealing with individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours and escalating issues to senior staff in a timely manner.
**To be successful in this role, you will have**:
- demonstrated understanding and/or practice of effective case management practices; proactively managing risk with more complex individuals
- demonstrated understanding and/or practice of modelling pro social behaviours and ability to motivate and influence individuals who are being case managed.
- the ability to effectively negotiate and influence complex stakeholders to encourage participation and cooperation
- excellent verbal communication skills with assertiveness and confidence in dealing with individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours.
A relevant qualification in social work or related human services discipline (preferred) or criminal justice, criminology (desirable) with work experience in a related field.
**For more details regarding this position, please contact**:
- Francesca Nippard - Manager, Court Practice on 0438 815 135
Why work with us?
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we provide every person with the means to achieve their potential through ongoing learning and development opportunities in a diverse, equitable and supportive environment.
We look for people who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours. Our values shape and influence how we recruit, train and develop our staff and build relationships with stakeholders.
We will also provide you with professional development opportunities, an employee assistance program, access to job opportunities across the Victorian Government, salary packaging and much more.
How to apply
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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