Advanced Practitioner - Dandenong

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 101,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Melbourne VIC is seeking Advanced Practitioners within Community Correctional Services to manage a caseload of complex and high‑risk individuals under court orders. You will conduct risk assessments, prepare case plans, provide interventions and ensure compliance with court order obligations.

Based in Dandenong with ongoing full-time roles and potential additional positions across the region, the role requires leadership, sound judgement, and the

Qualifications

• Experience with case management frameworks in human services.
• Ability to assess risk and needs in complex cases.
• Ability to lead staff and promote inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of predominately complex and high‑risk individuals.
• Motivate and influence staff in best case management practice.
• Produce written reports with analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Apply sound judgement in identification and assessment of risk.
• Develop and maintain relationships with cross-government and community-based stakeholders.

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Melbourne VIC

• Work in a team dedicated to helping people make positive changes to their lives
• 2 x Ongoing, Full Time position based in Dandenong, with potential additional positions within the region
• Earn $100,894 - $114,476 per year plus superannuation

Community Correctional Services (CCS) contributes to the safety of the community by applying practices that reduce reoffending and connecting individuals to programs, services and community. CCS provides management of individuals on court orders, people who have committed serious sex and violent offences on post sentence supervision, and prisoners on parole.

About the role:

Advanced Practitioners within the court case management stream of CCS will manage a case load of predominately complex and high-risk individuals who have committed offences. This involves conducting risk assessments, preparing case plans, providing interventions, proactively challenging offending behaviours, addressing the underlying factors in offending whilst directing, and monitoring compliance with court order obligations. This role must also support individuals to successfully complete their court orders, while balancing risks to community safety.

Key responsibilities include:

• Manage a caseload of predominately complex and high-risk individuals
• Motivate and influence staff in best case management practice
• Produce written reports with appropriate analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders
• Apply sound judgement in the identification and assessment of individual risk
• Develop and maintain relationships with cross-government and community-based stakeholders

About you:

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of best practice case management frameworks including managing clients with complex presentations and conducting risk and needs assessments in a human services context.
• Ability to implement theoretical concepts to reduce risk and maximise individual outcomes.
• Demonstrated understanding and capability in leading, managing and developing staff responsible for operational service delivery
• Pays attention to words, expression and body language; recognises behaviours that promote a culture of inclusion

For more details on the position please review the position description attached or contact:

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.

We look for people who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours. Our values shape and influence how we recruit, train and develop our staff and build relationships with stakeholders.

We will also provide you with professional development opportunities, an employee assistance program, access to job opportunities across the Victorian Government, salary packaging and much more.

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.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, nationally coordinated criminal history checks (NCCHC), 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).