Assessment and Transition Coordinator

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; Bridgewater on Loddon; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Fixed-term contract until 30/09/2027

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria is seeking an Assessment and Transition Coordinator to support prisoners through assessment, parole and release.

You will deliver programs and services that support safe community transition, coordinate pre- and post-release support with prison staff and service providers, and help prisoners access transition opportunities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of prisoner transition and reintegration needs.
• Ability to use risk assessment tools with individual prisoners.
• Ability to work with people who may be hard to work with, alone or in groups.
• Ability to work calmly and collaboratively in a prison setting.

Responsibilities

• Complete risk and needs assessments and support parole applications.
• Help prisoners access transition and reintegration programs.
• Work with prison staff and service providers to coordinate pre- and post-release support.
• Keep accurate records and program data to support planning and service delivery.
• Share assessment, parole and program information with prisoners, prison staff, Community Correctional Services and the Adult Parole Board.

Skills

Transition experience

Risk assessment tools

People skills

Calm collaboration

Job description

About This Role

• Help prisoners prepare for release and build safer lives after prison.
• You will assess risk, support parole applications and coordinate transition services.
• You will work with prisoners, prison staff and service providers.
• You can make a practical difference to people preparing to return to the community.
• Fixed-Term (until 30/09/2027), Part-Time role earning $81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super.

What You Will Do

As Assessment and Transition Coordinator, you will support prisoners through assessment, parole and release.

You will help deliver programs and services that support safe community transition.

You Will

• complete risk and needs assessments and support parole applications
• help prisoners access transition and reintegration programs
• work with prison staff and service providers to coordinate pre- and post-release support
• keep accurate records and program data to support planning and service delivery
• share assessment, parole and program information with prisoners, prison staff, Community Correctional Services and the Adult Parole Board.

About You

You will understand the challenges prisoners can face when preparing for release. You will also have the ability to use risk assessment tools with individual prisoners.

You Should Also Have

• experience or understanding of prisoner transition and reintegration needs
• confidence using risk assessment tools with individual prisoners
• the ability to work with people who may be hard to work with, alone or in groups
• the ability to work calmly and collaboratively in a prison setting.

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Jodie Lowerson at [e-mail].

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

Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

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.