Assessment and Transition Coordinator

14 hours ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time $80,000 - $96,000 per year
  • Utilise your program coordination expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at the Metropolitan Remand Centre
  • A Fixed-Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service until 30th June 2027
  • VPS Grade 3: $79,122 - $96,073 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit:

Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC) is a 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. The Metropolitan Remand Centre is a 954-bed maximum-security facility for unsentenced male offenders located within the West Metropolitan Region, Department of Justice, and Community Safety.

About the Role:

The position of Assessment and Transition Coordinator is situated within the Offender Services Team at the Metropolitan Remand Centre.

Some of your duties will include:

  • Participating in the development, coordination and delivery of prisoner risk assessment and pre-release services within a prison location
  • Undertaking prisoner risk assessments and needs assessments and contributing to the Case Management Review process
  • Supporting the delivery of the CV Reintegration Program at the prison location

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

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

  • Demonstrated understanding of transition and reintegration issues and needs of prisoners
  • Demonstrated ability to administer risk assessment tools with individual prisoners
  • Demonstrated capacity or aptitude to work with clients who are difficult to engage individually and in group work settings
  • Capacity to work collaboratively within a prison setting.

Qualifications/Requirements:

  • A tertiary qualification in an appropriate discipline is highly desirable. Demonstrated skills and experience in human services, welfare practice, education or related fields are highly desirable.

How to Apply:

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

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.



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