Principal Practitioner

Location: North East Region | Shepparton

Job type: Full time / Ongoing

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $109,730 - $132,764

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DJCS/5802_OCT24

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.

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?
- ** Ongoing, full-time opportunity based in either Shepparton or Wodonga**:

- **Provide expert advice and consult on management strategies of high priority individuals under post sentence supervision**:

- **Salary Range $109,730 - $132,764 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**

You will provide advice and consultation in relation to identified risk escalation behaviours, incident management and quality assurance practices and processes. You will also work closely and collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

The work location for this role is flexible within the Hume Region and can be based either in Shepparton or Wodonga.

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- extensive experience in the case management of complex and/or high-risk individuals
- experience in best practice risk management initiatives and therapeutic work with high risk and complex individuals
- knowledge and experience working within a legislative framework
- excellent written communication skills including preparing comprehensive reports, briefings and submissions on high profile and sensitive cases
- well-developed leadership capabilities including providing effective staff supervision, training and mentoring.

For more details regarding this position, please contact:

- **Anette Stephens - General Manager, CCS Hume Region on 0419 955 281**

**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**

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