Assessment and Transition Coordinator, Mental Health

• Improve throughcare of prisoners with mental health needs transitioning into the community from Dame Phyllis Frost Centre
• A fixed term, full-time opportunity until 30 June 2027
• VPS Grade 3: $79,122 - $96,073 plus superannuation

About the Business Unit:

The Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group, comprising Corrections Victoria (CV), Justice Health and Justice Services, plays an integral role in developing safer and more resilient communities and in delivering a trusted justice and community safety system.

CV is responsible for the implementation of policies, programs and services that ensure the safe and secure containment of prisoners, and that seek to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

CV also sets strategy, policy and standards for the management of the state's system of correctional facilities whilst also developing programs for the management and rehabilitation of prisoners and the community-based supervision of offenders. As part of the CJS group, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) is a 649 bed maximum-security facility for female offenders located within the West Metropolitan Area, Department of Justice and Community Safety.

About the Role:

The Assessment and Transition Coordinators play a crucial role within the Victorian Corrections System as the administrators of the Corrections Victoria Reintegration Pathway (CVRP).

Some of your duties will include:

• Delivering the CVRP to prisoners with serious and significant psychiatric conditions (P1 and P2 prisoners) and a proportion of prisoners with stable psychiatric conditions (P3 prisoners).
• Undertaking prisoner risk assessments and needs assessments and contributing to the Case Management Review process.
• Collaborating with the local and contracted Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service providers.

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 the specific transition and reintegration issues and needs of prisoners with mental health conditions.
• Detailed knowledge and commitment to the application of best practice principles of a trauma-informed approach.
• Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Capacity to work collaboratively with all stakeholders in a prison setting.

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.