Program Facilitator

**_Facilitate the programs that address the rehabilitation needs of people in custody_**:

- **Join Victoria's newest correctional facility in an ongoing full-time role**:

- **VPS Grade 3: $79,122 - $96,073 plus superannuation**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Program Facilitator to provide a critical role within Corrections and Justice Services.

**About the Business Unit**

Western Plains Correctional Centre is a modern, maximum-security prison focussed on rehabilitation, housing up to 1248 people in custody. Western Plains features multi-purpose infrastructure which is adaptable to the evolving needs of Corrections Victoria and the people in our care. Modern amenities include medical wards, a cultural centre, and vocational training facilities.

Western Plains provides a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to individualised care which motivates, encourages and promotes reintegration into the community. Western Plains has advanced technology which improves security, streamlines operations and enhances connections for the people in our care.

Western Plains operates with three primary service teams: Workforce and Prison Services, Communities, and Safety and Operational Service which collaboratively deliver comprehensive services for people in our care, safety management, and corporate services. Through its innovative design and service model, Western Plains aims to create a thriving environment conducive to safety and positive behavioural change.

**About the Role**

The Program Facilitator forms part of the multi-disciplinary Offender Services team, which is responsible for the development, co-ordination and delivery of a range of programs and services across several specialist portfolios: transition and reintegration, family engagement, disability, diversity and complex care. The Program Facilitator co-ordinates and delivers a range of programs that address the rehabilitation needs of remand and sentenced cohorts. This includes providing support, guidance and motivation to program participants to ensure effective engagement, positive behaviour change, and life skills development. The position contributes to the delivery of the Corrections Victoria Reintegration Pathway and participates in case-planning and case management activity, as required.

In addition, the position will contribute to and support the location to embed a positive pro-social environment, and a connected, multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation.

Some of your duties will include:

- Contribute to the development, co-ordination and delivery of a range of offence-related programs.
- Assess suitability and eligibility for program participation and align program activity to individual case plan goals.
- Provide appropriate support, guidance and motivation to people in care; encourage program participation, engagement with program content and the development of life skills.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Demonstrated understanding of the rehabilitation needs and issues experienced by people in custody.
- Experience in co-ordinating and facilitating programs, preferably within a rehabilitation or social services field.
- Demonstrated capability to work with people who are difficult to engage individually, and in group settings.
- Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with diverse cohorts, especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

**Qualifications**
- Relevant training, certification and/or qualification in is desirable.

**How to Apply**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**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.