About us Community Correctional Services (CCS), is overseen by Corrections Victoria, a division of the Department of Justice and Community Safety and is responsible for the management and supervision of prisoners on parole, clients under post sentence supervision and court orders.
Corrections Victoria embed evidence based practice across all areas of our work and target responses to the areas that will allow the greatest impacts to be made.
This approach will contribute to a safer community and strengthen CCS for the future.
About the role As a Case Manager, you will support individuals to successfully complete their court orders, while balancing risks to community safety.
Based in Bendigo, you will help a caseload of complex clients meet their court order conditions and connect them to community programs and services.
You will utilise case management practices to actively engage them and ensure responsive, targeted interventions to assist in reducing their risk of reoffending.
Responsibilities Conducting risk assessments Preparing case plans Providing interventions Coordinating service providers and care teams Addressing the underlying causes of offending To be successful in this role you will have: Experience or understanding of effective case management practices; proactively managing risk with more complex individuals Experience or understanding of modelling pro-social behaviours with an ability to motivate and influence individuals Experience working in a legislative framework Assertiveness and confidence in dealing with individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours Capability to produce detailed reports and other standard documents in line with procedural guidelines. A relevant qualification in social work, human services, criminal justice or criminology or experience in a related field is also desirable.
Why work with us? At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we provide every person with the means to achieve their potential through ongoing learning and development opportunities in a diverse, equitable and supportive environment.
Additional benefits include:
A fair salary Generous leave entitlements Transparent performance framework Employee Wellbeing support Comprehensive training when you commence and throughout your career Secondments and promotions Corporate discounts on private health and gyms 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.
Depending 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.
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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