Behaviour Support Specialist

Behaviour Support Specialist, Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct
- Join Cherry Creek Victoria's new ground -breaking youth justice centre near Werribee (20 mins from Melbourne)
- Be part of a dynamic team and deliver behaviour support services to young people at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct
- Contribute towards the rehabilitation of young people and enable their successful integration into the community

Make our community safer by helping children and young people build better futures for themselves at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct.

Create Change from the Inside Out

The young people we work with can make remarkable changes in their lives. For many, those changes will begin at the new state-of-the-art Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct (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 workforce at Cherry Creek.

The opportunity
- Develop individualised strategies, interventions and plans supporting rehabilitation needs of young people
- Undertake functional behavioural assessments to develop behaviour support plans that meet the specific needs of the young people

The Behaviour Support Specialist will work in a multi-disciplinary team to develop individualised strategies, interventions and plans that are responsive to the needs of young people. They will be assigned a unit within the custodial facility housing a certain number of young people to whom they will deliver these plans including facilitation and co-facilitation of individual and group-based psychosocial and criminogenic programs as required. The Behaviour Support Specialist will be required to give recommendations to various stakeholders including but not limited to Clinicians, Unit Staff and Youth Justice Workers. They will also work on rostered shifts which will include some nights and weekends to facilitate support to the unit staff and have complete insights into behavioural needs of young people.

The Behaviour Support Specialist will provide observations and compile functional behaviour assessment reports including case notes which will lead to positive rehabilitative outcomes for the young people. The Behaviour Support Specialist will also contribute to the capacity building of Youth Justice staff and encourage a positive workplace culture. Training support will be provided to the new team of Behaviour Support Specialists, and they will undertake an induction period after commencing duties at Cherry Creek in which support will be given through the induction framework.

To be successful in the role, you will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to respond to challenging behaviour needs in an appropriate manner. Experience in specialised care including disability/education/and behaviour support for young people is desired

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 reimagines what a custodial facility can be.

Set in a picturesque part of Victoria, Cherry Creek is a safe and secure place where young people can work on getting their lives back on track. Their efforts are supported by programs and services backed by world-leading research on rehabilitation.

We want young people to return home with the confidence that they can thrive in their own communities, so the facility is designed to represent a familiar, real-world environment. Instead of larger dormitory-style accommodation, young people at Cherry Creek sleep in smaller four-bed and eight-bed units across different neighbourhoods.

**Some of Cherry Creek's other design features include**:

- Enhanced health, mental health and drug and alcohol support, including a dedicated health centre and two mental health units for young people.
- Purpose-built buildings to deliver programs and education, a recreational centre, and vocational training campus for trade-specific courses.
- A spiritual and cultural space, for cultural and faith-based programs, including gardens and a yarning circle.
- Energy-efficient design throughout the precinct, including the use of many recycled materials.
- Age-appropriate and culturally sensitive accommodation and learning environments.
- Modern and spacious staff facilities with views of the You Yangs mountain range
- Access to on-site parking and staff gym

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. We do this by recruiting a diverse workforce - we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.

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