Behaviour Support Specialist

1 day ago

Little River VIC, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time $97,955 - $111,142 per year
  • Multiple Ongoing, full-time positions at our Cherry Creek facility.
  • Work with young people and staff to support the management of a young person's behaviour in custody and reintegration into the community.
  • Facilitate individual and group-based psychosocial programs to young people in custody.
  • VPS 4 role: $97,955 - $111,142 per year plus super.

Our team at Cherry Creek is looking for Behaviour Support Specialists (BSS) to support custodial staff behavioural intervention strategies with young people who have been placed in custody. The BSS will work alongside clinicians within the Youth Offending Program team and restorative practitioners.

This position works on a roster, allowing additional staff benefits such as penalties, an additional week of annual leave if ten Sundays are worked across the year, and much more.

To be successful in this role you will have experience undertaking functional behavioural assessments with complex young people. This role would suit a clinician or a professional with a social service or health background who can work with justice-involved youth and challenging behaviours and is dedicated to support young people learn new ways of coping and behaving.

You will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) to be maintained by the employee for the period of employment.

To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description.

What's in it for you?

You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.

There are many advantages in working for the department, including:

  • Job stability - position as a member of the Victorian Public Service (VPS).
  • A fair salary- enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
  • Transparent performance framework- approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
  • Generous leave entitlements- provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
  • Employee Assistance Program support - you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement plannin

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

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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