Regional General Manager, Youth Justice South Metro Region

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $134,593 - $180,117

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DJCS/0597_JAN25

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?
- Provide leadership and senior operational oversight across two Youth Justice teams
- Drive a high-performance and accountability culture with strong foundations in evidence-based practices and processes

**About us**:
Youth Justice, a division of the Department of Justice and Community Safety, is responsible for the supervision of children and young people in the criminal justice system. This includes young people aged 10-18 years and young adults who are serving their sentence in the YJ dual track system. We work with young people in the community, or in the custodial setting, to reduce their offending and partner with others to provide genuine opportunities for children and young people to turn their lives around.

The Regional General Manager of Youth Justice for the Southern Metropolitan Region leads the management and oversight of a continuum of community-based services including:

- Diversion initiatives such as our Children's Court Youth Diversion Program
- Youth Justice Court Advice Services
- Culturally safe and responsive Aboriginal Youth Justice services, and

As this role leads the Southern Metropolitan Region, a presence across both the Dandenong and Frankston locations is essential. Travel to other regional locations, including YJ Custodial environments may also be required

**About the role**:
Reporting to the Executive Director of Justice Services for the South Area, the YJ Regional General Manager is a member of the Regional Executive for the broader South East Metropolitan Region. The position works closely with a variety internal and external stakeholders who work with children and young people involved with, or at risk of entering the criminal justice system. In building relationships with key agencies and stakeholders, the YJ Regional General Manager influences strengthened diversionary responses, promotes opportunities for the rehabilitation of young offenders and ensures case management practices are evidence-based and responsive. Through their organisational leadership, strong performance and safety culture, they contribute to the Department's Strategic Direction of “a trusted justice and community safety system that works together to build a just, safe, and resilient Victoria,”

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing expert advice to the Executive Director, Commissioner and other Departmental Executives as required
- Providing leadership to staff, promoting the effective integration of related services and programs into DJCS
- Developing plans and strategies consistent with the business plan and allocating appropriate resources to locations
- Maintaining high quality case management practices, ensuring YJ statutory obligations are met and properly recorded
- Preparing reports for Senior Executives and Ministers of Government at an advanced and professional level to resolve complex and sensitive issues.

**About you**:

- Significant expertise in the statutory Youth Services context and the delivery of community-based services responding to children and young people.
- Extensive experience in case management practices of complex and/or high-risk individuals/young people within the relevant legislative, practice and procedural frameworks.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing cross functional operations and determining service delivery resource allocation.
- Creates a culture that supports and respects the individuality of others and recognises the benefits of diverse ideas and approaches
- Develops long-term and multi-phased plans to implement complex strategies to build buy-in from key internal and external stakeholders

**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 devel