Assessment And Transition Coordinator

* Contribute to prison support and transition services
* Ongoing position in a busy and supportive team within Corrections Victoria
* VPS3 salary: $79,122 to $96,073 plus superannuation
About the Business Unit:
Corrections Victoria is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety and is responsible for the management of prisons and community correctional services in Victoria.
The Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP) is a maximum-security facility providing state-wide assessment and orientation services for all male prisoners received into the prison system and is located within the Northwest Metropolitan Area, Department of Justice and Community Safety.
MAP consists of the prison, the custody facilities at the County, Supreme and Appeal Courts and holding cells at St Vincent's Hospital for prisoners requiring outpatient medical treatment.
About the Role:
The Assessment and Transition Coordinator undertakes prisoner risk assessments using the approved CV assessment instrument, facilitates the parole application processes including liaison with the Adult Parole Board and Community Correctional Services and provides a range of support and services to assist prisoners to transition into, through and out of prison.
This includes participating in the Case Management Review Meetings to develop and review progress against local plans; coordinating prisoner involvement in transitional programs; liaison and provision of assistance to external service providers; facilitating referrals and delivering and coordinating the delivery of the programs.
This includes:
* Participate in the development, coordination and delivery of prisoner risk assessment, parole application and pre-release services within a prison location.
* Undertake prisoner risk assessments and needs assessments, coordinate prisoner's applications for parole and contribute to the Case Management Review process.
* Support the delivery of the CV Reintegration Program at the prison location.
* Coordinate and facilitate the delivery of sessions and services, both individually and in conjunction with service delivery providers, including co-facilitation with stakeholders and partners.
* Liaise and consult with contracted providers delivering pre- and post-release services, and refer individual prisoners to CV Reintegration Pathway, according to eligibility requirements.
* Ensure the immediate transitional needs of unexpected discharges are supported through appropriate coordination and referrals to services.
This will include supporting unexpected discharges that occur after 5.00pm and as such, may require a later work start time that allows for a finish time between 6.00pm-7.00pm.
* Maintain appropriate program statistical data collection, analysis and monitoring processes including data entry, database management and program scheduling, to inform the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of programs and services and parole applications.
* Liaise with prisoners and prison staff regarding the outcome of risk assessments and parole applications and the delivery of transition and reintegration programs and services provided at the prison.
* Liaise Community Correctional Services and Adult Parole Board to facilitate the provision of information relevant to Parole Suitability Assessments.
This role has direct prisoner contact and may involve weekend and public holiday work, remunerated in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Determination.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:
* Understanding of transition and reintegration issues and needs of prisoners.
* Ability to administer risk assessment tools with individual prisoners.
* 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.
* A tertiary qualification in an appropriate discipline is desirable.
* Skills and experience in human services, welfare practice, education or related fields is also desirable.
How to Apply:
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement.
Applications should include a resume and covering letter.
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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.