Case Manager/court Assessment and Prosecutions

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Full time / Full Time, Ongoing

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $84,166 - $90,558

Occupation: Community Services

Reference: DJCS/4093

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?
- **Hybrid position: support community safety through offender case management and advising the courts on offenders' court order suitability**:

- **Full time, ongoing position based in Bendigo**:

- **Comprehensive training and career development offered**

**About us**

Corrections Victoria's purpose is to deliver an effective corrections system for a safe community. Community Correctional Services (CCS), is overseen by Corrections Victoria, a division of the Department of Justice and Community Safety. CCS is responsible for the management and supervision of prisoners on parole, clients under post sentence supervision and court orders.

CCS is currently experiencing rapid growth in the offender population. In response to this, Corrections Victoria will 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**

CCS are currently recruiting a hybrid Case Manager/Court Assessment and Prosecutions Officer based in Bendigo. This position carries dual responsibilities of assessing and prosecuting offenders at court along with providing evidence-based case management practices to a caseload of offenders assessed at a medium or high risk of reoffending.

You will also utilise evidence-based case management practices to actively engage offenders and ensure responsive, targeted interventions to assist in reducing their risk of reoffending, supporting offenders to successfully complete their court orders, while balancing risks to community safety.

**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 or understanding of court processes, prosecutions or related areas
- assertiveness and confidence in dealing with individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours.

A relevant qualification in social work, law, human services, criminal justice or criminology, or experience in a court advice, assessments or prosecutions is also desirable.

For any queries regarding this position, please contact:
**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.

We look for people who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours. Our values shape and influence how we recruit, train and develop our staff and build relationships with stakeholders.

We will also provide you with professional development opportunities, an employee assistance program, access to job opportunities across the Victorian Government, salary packaging and much more.

**How to apply**

**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES: _**
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged 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.