Youth Justice Worker

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Various

**Salary**: $60,295 - $77,430

**Grade**:YJW 1

**Occupation**:Prison and corrective services

**Location**:Melbourne - Western suburbs

**Reference**:DJCS/YJNGTMAR25

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we are 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 are proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- **Challenging, security-focused role based in either Parkville or Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precincts**:

- ** Full training provided, including a fully funded Certificate IV in Youth Justice**:

- ** Earn up to $**86,063** per year, with a base of $60,295 (including standard penalty rates).**:
**Youth justice worker (Nights) are the frontline staff who supervise and support young people overnight at Cherry Creek and Parkville Youth Justice Precincts, our secure facilities housing young people on remand or sentenced to a period of imprisonment.**
- As a **full-time**youth justice worker on night shift, you will be responsible for:

- maintaining the safety and security of our facility
- CCTV monitoring, compliance reporting, responding to alarms and perimeter searches
- creating a safe and secure environment for both staff and young people
- working directly with children and young people in a custodial environment, including regular observation
- redirecting anti-social and challenging behaviour
- responding to incidents as they occur
- helping young people develop positive relationships
- facilitating support from other services, including health and mental health providers, educators and disability organisations.

**T**o be successful,**y**ou will be a keen problem solver with great situational awareness. T**his job can be tough and at times your resilience will be tested, but by putting in the work, you will see young people make small shifts in their thinking that can have a major impact on their lives and community safety.**
- For more information on the skills and experience we look for in our new team members, please read the job description attached.

**Parkville** has **full-time roles available** and is situated in the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne. It is easily accessible by public transport and offers staff car parking. The facility accommodates young people (boys and girls) from 10 years old to 22 years old.

**Career information sessions**
- Register for one of our online career Q&A sessions at justice.vic.gov.au/youthjusticecareers
- This is a great opportunity to ask questions about day-to-day work at our youth justice precincts and better understand the career pathways available.

**Eligibility**
- To be considered for a youth justice worker role you must be either:

- an Australian citizen - a birth certificate, citizenship certificate or current passport is required as proof of eligibility
- a permanent resident of Australia
- a New Zealand citizen who has entered Australia on a valid passport, or eligible to work in Australia for a period of more than six months.
- You will also need to pass a health and fitness assessment. Learn how your current fitness levels match up and the best ways to prepare.
- Current First Aid Certification (HLTAID011 is preferred, or the Provide Basic Emergency Life Support course - HLTAID002 at a minimum)
- Current CPR
- Hold a valid Working with Children Check (Employee)
- A driver licence is desirable but not mandatory.
- 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._

- Applications close Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 24 September 2024