Intermediary

Support victims and eligible witnesses by providing specialist communication assistance
- An opportunity to make a difference in the Department of Justice and Community Safety
- Ongoing Position AH4 $105,479 - $116,552 + superannuation

About the Business Unit
Victim Services, Support and Reform (VSSR) is part of the Service Delivery Reform, Coordination and Workplace Safety Group with the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). VSSR is responsible for the delivery and reform of services to victims of crime, placing victims at the centre of the justice system. VSSR leads the development, design and implementation of innovative service responses to victims of crime in the criminal justice system.
About the role
The Intermediary program is a key component of the Victim Service Innovation in Criminal Justice portfolio within VSSR. The Intermediary Program uses skilled communication specialists (the intermediaries) to assist criminal justice system stakeholders to mee the communication needs of eligible witnesses giving evidence in police interviews and during court proceedings. The program transitioned to an ongoing program in 2021 after a succesful pilot phase and is now in a period of consolidation.
Reporting to a Lead Intermediary, you will provide specialist communication assistance to eligible witnesses. You will also provide mentoring and support to contract intermediaries. Eligible witnesses curerntly include those who are a victim of a sexual offence or a witness in a homicide, and are?
- under the age of 18
- an adult with a cognitive impairment

About you
This role requires a skilled and suitably qualified allied health professional who is flexible, inclusive, collaborative, and comitted to delivering high quality services. In undertaking their role, the Intermediary will utilise their understanding of the key issues faced by victims of crime to engage with a broad range of witnesses in ways that promote their wellbeing and reduces the trauma they may experience.

**To suceed in this role you will**:

- Have previous experience providing high-quality, evidence based intermediary services to witnesses in the criminal justice system with extensive professional experience working with (at least one of):

- Children and/or adults who have expreienced trauma
- Children and/or adults with complex mental health needs
- Children and/or adults with a cognitive disability
- Children and/or adults who have complex communication needs
- Demonstrated understanding of trauma-informed practice and experience in practically implementing trauma-informed practice principles
- Experience in providing training, mentoring and/or consultancy to other professionals.

How to apply

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**MANDATORY VACCINATIONS**:
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 of three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:
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- COVID-19 digital certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.

**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.