Assessment and Transition Coordinator

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Geelong; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Geelong invites applications for an assessment and transition coordinator. You will help people in custody prepare for life after prison, assess risks, support parole applications and coordinate transition services.

You will coordinate risk and needs assessments, parole processes and pre-release services, work with prisoners, staff and service providers, and maintain clear records to support programs and parole applications.

Qualifications

• Experience in, or understanding of, working in a correctional environment.
• Understanding of transition and reintegration issues for people in custody.
• Ability to use risk assessment tools with individual prisoners.
• Ability to work with people who may be hard to work with.
• Computer skills using Excel to manage data.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate risk and needs assessments, parole applications and pre-release services.
• Support case management reviews and help track each person's progress.
• Coordinate programs, referrals and services that support people before and after release.
• Work with prisoners, prison staff and service providers to support transition plans.
• Maintain clear records, data and schedules to support programs and parole applications.

Skills

Risk assessment

Parole processes

Case management

Interpersonal skills

Data management

Working with difficult individuals

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Excel

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Geelong VIC

• You will help people in custody prepare for their return to the community.
• You will assess risks, support parole applications and coordinate transition services.
• You will work with prisoners, prison staff and service providers each day.
• You will help people build safer and more positive pathways after prison.
• Fixed-Term (until 24/08/2027), Full-Time role earning $81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super.

What you will do

As assessment and transition coordinator, you will help people prepare for life after prison.

You will assess risks, support parole applications and coordinate transition services.

You will:

• coordinate risk and needs assessments, parole applications and pre-release services.
• support case management reviews and help track each person's progress.
• coordinate programs, referrals and services that support people before and after release.
• work with prisoners, prison staff and service providers to support transition plans.
• maintain clear records, data and schedules to support programs and parole applications.

About you

You should have experience in, or an understanding of, working in a correctional environment.

You should understand the needs of people moving through prison and back into the community.

You should also have:

• understanding of transition and reintegration issues affecting people in custody.
• skills to use risk assessment tools with individual prisoners.
• ability to work with people who may be hard to work with.
• computer skills using programs such as Excel to manage data.

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.