Senior Coordinator, Assessments

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time

Salary: $97,955 - $111,142

Grade: VPS 4

Occupation: Prison and corrective services

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/CV0249AUGUST

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.

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.

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• Provide advice, information and guidance to senior managers, location staff, other Justice agencies and other departments in relation to DSO processes
• Ongoing, full-time opportunity
• VPS4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Senior Coordinator, Assessments, to provide a critical role within Assessments, Applications and Panel Secretariat, Post Sentence Branch.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria operates Victoria's adult corrections system, including 11 public prisons, one transition centre, and oversees three privately operated prisons. It ensures prisoners are safely and securely contained and aims to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

The Offender Services Division of Corrections Victoria is responsible for providing best practice interventions which aim to reduce the risk of reoffending including quality assurance systems for risk assessment and case management, offending behaviour programs, and transition and reintegration supports. The Offender Services Division has responsibility for the post-sentence supervision scheme and is also responsible for the management of post sentence facilities.

The Post Sentence Branch, within the Offender Services Division of Corrections Victoria, provides central oversight and governance of the post sentence scheme and offenders subject to post sentence orders. The Serious Offenders Act 2018 sets out a civil, non-punitive scheme that provides for the ongoing supervision or detention of serious sex and/or serious violence offenders who have completed their sentence and pose an unacceptable risk of committing further relevant offences. Corrections Victoria's end-to-end management and delivery of services to serious offenders on post-sentence orders occurs through a multi-faceted governance and operating model.

About the Role

This position supports the team responsible for ensuring that all offenders convicted of a relevant offence are assessed to determine eligibility for supervision pursuant to the legislation and that recommendations to the Secretary are based on thorough consideration of appropriate information by the Detention and Supervision Order (DSO) Review Board.

Please note in this role you will be exposed to sensitive and explicit material relating to serious sex and serious violent offending on a regular basis.

Some of your duties will include:

• Identify, collate and review complex information for eligible offenders under the SOA, assessing material to ensure completeness; analysing offence histories to prepare accurate summa ries of offending behaviour and risk; and, providing summary information for, and executive support to, the DSO Review Board, including timely follow up on referrals and actions requested by the Board.
• Prepare reports, briefs and correspondence for senior executives in relation to assessments under the SOA, including briefings for the Secretary arising out of DSO Review Board recommendations.
• Provide advice, information and guidance to senior managers, location staff, other Justice agencies and other departments in relation to DSO processes.

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

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated capacity to understand and apply relevant legislation, procedures, guidelines and policies to decision making.
• Capacity to develop effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to write complex written documentation including briefs to senior executives.

Qualifications

• Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience working in a Correctional environment and/or within a legislative framework is desirable, but not mandatory.

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 national police checks and misconduct screening.

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 cultura lly 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 7 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

22 August 2025