Aboriginal Court Assessment and Prosecutions
2 months ago
Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time / Fixed term - full time
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
**Salary**: $83,333 - $89,661
Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services
Reference: DOJ/7192-M23
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?
- **Full-time, fixed term position currently until January 2024 based in the Melbourne CBD**:
- **Competitive salary plus employee benefits offered, including relocation support**:
- **Provide advice as a CCS specialist to inform decisions about Aboriginal people who have contact with the justice system**:
- **Receive specialist training and coaching**:
- **Be able to nurture a role that delivers a high-quality service to stakeholders**:
- **Maintain and develop relationships with community stakeholders**
**About us**
Corrections and Justice Services is committed to the delivery of responsive and culturally appropriate services that meet the objectives of the Aboriginal Justice Agreements to reduce the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people within the Criminal Justice System through the provision of correctional supports and services that reduce the risk of reoffending.
**About the role**
The Aboriginal Court Assessment & Prosecutions Service (CAPS) Officer position provides a dual specialist function in CCS service provision at the Courts. As a CAPS Officer the position is responsible for supporting the operation of the Court Assessment and Prosecutions Service (CAPS), including providing high quality evidence-based advice to the Koori Court division of the Magistrates' and County Courts to assist in the sentencing process. Aboriginal CAPS Officers will also be required to work within mainstream court divisions of the Magistrates' and County Courts when the Koori Court division is not sitting.
The position may also provide support to Aboriginal participants involved in the Melbourne Drug Court. This includes suitability assessment for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Orders (DATO) and provision of case management support to Aboriginal program participants.
You will be required to adhere to local or regional rostering arrangements and other staffing management practices as directed.
**_ This is a prioritised role for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, who will be given priority consideration as per the special measures provision of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010_**
**To be successful in this role, you will have**:
- A demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Aboriginal Community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it.
- A demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with members of the Victorian Aboriginal community.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake assessments with complex individuals
- Understanding of best approaches to support the needs of people who are in contact with the criminal justice systems
- Understanding of case management
- Experience and/or knowledge of court processes, prosecutions or related areas (desirable).
For more details regarding these positions, please contact:
**Josephine Calabro - Manager Court Practice and Drug Court on 0447 332 727**
**How to apply**
**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.
At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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
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