Case Manager

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Full time / Ongoing

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $86,691 - $93,275

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DJCS/5259_4067

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?
- **Play a critical role in offender rehabilitation and community safety**:

- **Excellent learning and development opportunities**:

- **2x Full time, ongoing positions based in Bendigo**

**About us**

Community Correctional Services (CCS), is overseen by Corrections Victoria, a division of the Department of Justice and Community Safety and is responsible for the management and supervision of prisoners on parole, clients under post sentence supervision and court orders. Corrections Victoria embed evidence based practice across all areas of our work and target responses to the areas that will allow the greatest impacts to be made. This approach will contribute to a safer community and strengthen CCS for the future.

**About the role**

As a Case Manager, you will support individuals to successfully complete their court orders, while balancing risks to community safety.

Based in Bendigo, you will help a caseload of complex clients meet their court order conditions and connect them to community programs and services. You will utilise case management practices to actively engage them and ensure responsive, targeted interventions to assist in reducing their risk of reoffending.

Some of your day-to-day responsibilities include:

- conducting risk assessments
- preparing case plans
- providing interventions
- coordinating service providers and care teams
- address the underlying causes of offending

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

- experience or understanding of effective case management practices; proactively managing risk with more complex individuals
- experience or understanding of modelling pro-social behaviours with an ability to motivate and influence individuals
- experience working in a legislative framework
- assertiveness and confidence in dealing with individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours
- capability to produce detailed reports and other standard documents in line with procedural guidelines.

A relevant qualification in social work, human services, criminal justice or criminology or experience in a related field is also desirable.

**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.Additional benefits include:

- A fair salary
- Generous leave entitlements
- Transparent performance framework
- Employee Wellbeing support
- Comprehensive training when you commence and throughout your career
- Secondments and promotions
- Corporate discounts on private health and gyms
- Click here to read more about our benefits
- Read about how you will be supported in your role with CCS

**How to apply**

**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.