Remand Program Facilitator

Location: Melbourne | Western Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / 30/06/2026

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $76,817 - $93,274

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: VG/MULTIPOSISEPT2024

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?
- ** Utilise your coordination and facilitation expertise to provide support and advice to the **Corrections and Justice Services** branch**:

- **2x Fixed-Term (until the 30/06/2026), Full-Time** opportunities to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 3: $**76,817 - $93,274** plus superannuation.**

**About Us**:
Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC) is a 954-bed maximum-security remand facility based in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne. Prisoners on remand are alleged offenders who were not bailed when charged with a crime and are awaiting the outcome of their court case.

Offending Behaviour Programs seek to reduce an offender's risk of re-offending. Interventions may address violence propensity, general offending behaviour, motivation to change, maintaining change, emotion management and other offence-related topics. Offending Behaviour Programs (OBP) are delivered via a hybrid services delivery model comprised of departmental staff and private providers. Regional OBP is responsible for providing Offending Behaviour Programs to eligible Prisoners in public Prisons and offenders reporting to Community Correctional Services.

**About the Role**:
Reporting to the Offender Services Manager the Remand Program Facilitator (OBP) is primarily responsible for the coordination and facilitation of the full suite of OBP Remand Programs, Adjustment stream and skills development stream at the Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC).

This position may require direct prisoner contact and may involve weekend and public holiday work, remunerated in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Determination.

Some of your duties will include:

- Coordinating and facilitating psychoeducation and/or skills-based programs as required within the region.
- Monitoring program referrals from MAP, MRC and DPFC to ensure adherence to the OBP service delivery model.
- Consulting and liaising with prison staff, Offender Service staff, OBP staff and contracted program providers in relation to program delivery requirements.

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

**About You**:

- Experience in and/or understanding of working within a correctional environment.
- Demonstrated ability to work under mínimal supervision, as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Computer program skills, such as, excel for data management.
- Qualifications:_
- Expertise in programs and service delivery/coordination within a correctional environment is highly desirable.

**How to Apply**:
**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

**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.