Scheduling Coordinator, Cherry Creek Youth Justice

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $73,842 - $84,917

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DOJ/YJ/CCSCHCO

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?
- ** Join Victoria's new ground-breaking youth justice centre near Werribee.**:

- **Fantastic entry level role. Manage a daily timetable of visits to the facility.**:

- **Earn $73,842 - $84,917 per year plus super in a full-time ongoing role.**

**Change from the inside out**

If you want to be a part of building a better future for children and young people in custody (young people), consider a career in youth justice.

The young people we work with can make remarkable changes in their lives. For many, those changes will begin at Victoria's new state-of-the-art youth justice centre, Cherry Creek.

The facility 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 our state a safer place to live.

Be part of the change you want to see, join the founding workforce at Cherry Creek.

**The opportunity**
**Youth justice custodial facilities are hives of activity. There is a near-constant stream of staff, young people, contractors, educators, program providers, and personal visitors passing through the precinct every day.

As a scheduling coordinator at Cherry Creek, you will help provide predictability and consistency for young people by planning their daily timetables. You will ensure that their schedule of appointments is aligned with an established set of priorities, including a focus on their educational needs.

If done well, your work will help create a safe, secure and peaceful environment that will allow the young people in our care to get the most out of their education and rehabilitative programs.

You will also:

- Manage competing demands effectively, ensuring that each young person's timetable reflects their individual case plans.
- Maintain a high level of professionalism, customer service, and clear verbal and written communication to all internal and external stakeholders.
- Have a sound understanding of various requirements and appointments for young people.

**To be successful in the role, you should possess an understanding of the complexities of the youth justice environment. You will also be a clear communicator who enjoys working collaboratively and solving problems.**

For more information on the skills and experience that we are looking for in our new team members, please read the job description document attached.

**Cherry Creek: Building better futures**

Cherry Creek Youth Justice Centre was created to keep our state safe and help young people avoid a cycle of reoffending. The programs and support provided are backed by world-leading research on youth rehabilitation.

This is not just a custodial facility. We want young people to return home with the belief that they can thrive in their own communities, so the facility is designed to represent a familiar, real-world environment.

Some of Cherry Creek's other design features include:

- An education and vocational campus.
- A purpose-built Intensive Intervention unit to deliver therapeutic and intensive interventions.
- Other dedicated health and mental health services.
- Energy-efficient design, including the use of many recycled materials.
- Age-appropriate and culturally sensitive accommodation and learning environments.
- The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes._
- CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:_
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the saf