Practice Lead

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

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

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DJCS/1823852

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?
- ** Join Victoria's Youth Justice Precinct at Parkville.**:

- **Work within a multi-disciplinary team to achieve sustained behaviour change.**:

- **Utilise your clinical experience and expertise to support the rehabilitation of young people in custody.**

**Help children and young people build better futures for themselves at the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct.**

**Create Change from the Inside Out**

The young people we work with can make remarkable changes in their lives. For many, those changes will begin at the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct.

The Parkville Youth Justice Precinct will offer innovative services aimed at reducing reoffending and giving young people the skills to make the most of their lives when they return to the community.

Doing this work well will make Victoria a safer place to live.

Be part of the change you want to see, join the workforce at Parkville.

**The opportunity**
- VPS 5 role, earning $109,730 - $132,764 per year plus superannuation.
- Lead a team of Behaviour Support Specialists and oversee delivery of evidence-based psychosocial programs to support the rehabilitation of young people in custody.
- Develop strategies, interventions and plans that are responsive to the individual needs of young people.

The Practice Lead reports directly to the Clinical Manager, Rehabilitation Services, and will provide leadership and direction to a team of Behaviour Support Specialists at Parkville Youth Justice Precinct. They will oversee a range of interventions and behaviour management strategies, and the delivery of evidence-based psychosocial programs to support a young person's rehabilitation.

The position will work within a multi-disciplinary team to achieve sustained change in a young person's behaviour through individual interactions with young people in the units as well as structured programs.

The Practice Lead will identify emerging issues and trends and provide authoritative advice to the Clinical Manager and relevant stakeholders.

**To be successful in this role you will have experience leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions and services to complex client groups. You will have a specialist expertise working with young people presenting with multiple and complex needs, including offending behaviour, trauma, substance use, mental health issues and find enjoyment spending time with an adolescent population. A clinician background is highly desired for this position.**

A relevant qualification in psychology, social work, youth work, or related discipline with applied/practical content, is essential. A clinical understanding of forensic populations working directly with youth is highly desirable.

You will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) to be maintained by the employee for the period of employment.
- To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description._

**About the Parkville Youth Justice Precinct**

Parkville is a 136-bed youth justice facility located in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Parkville. The facility accommodates boys and young men and girls and young women aged 10-17 years on remand and when sentenced. Since January 2024, the facility also accommodates young people on the Dual Track system, aged 18 -21 years old.

Parkville is a safe and secure place where young people can work on getting their lives back on track, supported by evidence-based programs and services. We want young people to return home with the confidence that they can thrive in their own communities.
- To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description._

**What's in it for you?**

You will be working for the Department of Justice an