Program Coordinator

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:$79,122 - $96,073

**Grade**:VPSG3

**Occupation**: Prison and Corrective Services

**Location**: Loddon

**Reference**: VG/2868JUNE2025

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 expertise to provide support and advice to the Corrections Victoria branch**:

- **Ongoing, Full-Time** opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 3: $79,122 -$96,073 plus superannuation.**

**About Us**:
Located at Castlemaine, Loddon Prison is a 477 bed Medium Security Prison for sentenced male prisoners. Adjacent to Loddon Prison is Middleton, a 236 bed Restricted Minimum Security Prison for sentenced male prisoners. The focus of both prisons is rehabilitation via individual case management, employment, education, training and also the provision of programs and targeted interventions to address offending behaviour and promote the development of prosocial behaviour. Both prisons provide contemporary and quality correctional services that prepare prisoners for transition and reintegration. Loddon Prison and Middleton emphasises the principles of a Healthy Prison and strongly recognises cultural diversity, respecting individual religious, spiritual, and cultural beliefs.

**About the Role**:
The Program Coordinator role is to assist in development, implementation and evaluation of evidence based programs, according to current correctional philosophies, legislative requirements, prison policies and correctional standards.

The program coordinator will work as part of the Loddon Prison and Middleton Offender Services Team to deliver programs and services to offenders and stakeholders in a secure and positive environment.

The role involves direct prisoner contact and may involve weekend and public holiday work, in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Agreement.

Some of your duties will include:

- Developing and contributing to informed program planning and program delivery within the region, in consultation with the Offender Services Manager.
- Managing and co-ordinating referrals, waiting lists and resources for all offence-specific and offence -related prisoner programs as identified through the Offender Management Framework.
- Being responsible for coordinating, scheduling and facilitating personal development programs in consultation with internal and external stakeholders where necessary for effective service delivery.

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

**About You**:

- Knowledge of and experience in dealing with the limitations imposed on offenders in a correctional environment.
- Demonstrated experience in both facilitating and coordinating prison based programs (highly desirable).
- Qualifications:_
- A relevant tertiary qualification in the human services, or welfare fields is desirable.

**How to Apply**:
**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 impact

Applications close Sunday 29 June 2025 at 11.59PM

Posted 13 June 2025