Youth Diversion Coordinator

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Fixed-term - Full-time

**Salary**: $94,591 - $106,401

**Grade**:CYF3

**Occupation**:Prison and corrective services

**Location**:Melbourne - Northern suburbs

**Reference**:DJCS/YJ0941_JUL

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?
- Fixed term, full time role until 30/6/2027 based across Melbourne's North West
- Help young people at a crucial time of their lives to change their life trajectory and impact community safety
- Salary band of $94,591 - $106,401 plus superannuation

Delivered by the youth justice service as a discrete program Children's Court Youth Diversion (CCYD) has a critical interface with the Youth Justice Court Advice Service. CCYD ensures consistent and equitable access to diversion for eligible young Victorians early in their contact with the Children's Court.

**About the role**:

- As a CCYD Coordinator, you will ensures children and young people before the Children's Court of Victoria are supported to access and complete youth diversion. You will liaise with a range of stakeholders to conduct a comprehensive assessment for diversion suitability and strengthen young people's existing relationships and interests to promote positive change.
- Key responsibilities include:

- Provide authoritative advice, information and reports to stakeholders and advocate on behalf of the young person, as appropriate.
- Undertake evidence-based assessment in relation a young person's eligibility for the CCYD
- Provide short term case coordination and facilitate brief interventions for young people with complex needs
- Collect and analyse data that informs current and future policy development and service delivery
- Please note this role requires travel to multiple locations across the North West Metro Region including Broadmeadows, Sunshine and Melbourne CBD.

**About you**:

- Advanced understanding of the criminal justice system as it relates to young people, and services available to young people.
- Understanding of the principles of diversion and case work and a range of assessment and brief interventions
- An in-depth knowledge of restorative justice would be beneficial.
- Establishes trust with others, gathers information and develops persuasive arguments based on facts
- demonstrates an interest in and an appreciation of a range of different cultures and actively seeks to understand and effectively address the issues and views of others

**For more details on the position please review the position description attached or contact**:
**Why work with us?**
- A fair salary, including annual leave loading of up to 17.5 per cent
- Generous leave entitlements - 5 weeks of leave, which includes an additional 5 days for CYF positions in accordance with our EBA 2024
- Transparent performance framework
- Employee Wellbeing support
- Comprehensive training when you commence and throughout your career
- Secondments and promotions
- Click here to read more about our benefits
- Read more about the benefits of working in Youth Justice Community

**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.

- Applications close Sunday 3 August 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted
- 17 July 2025