Assessment and Transition Coordinator

Department of Justice; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice in Melbourne is seeking an Assessment and Transition Coordinator to assess prisoners' risks and needs and assist their transition into the community. You will coordinate reintegration programs, arrange referrals, and work with prison staff and service providers to ensure effective support and accurate record-keeping.

You will collaborate with Community Correctional Services and other partners to support parole planning and release decisions, drawing on your assessment and

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant field is highly desirable.
• Skills and experience in human services, welfare, education or a related field are also highly desirable.
• Knowledge of prisoner transition and reintegration is desirable.
• Assessment skills or the ability to learn approved risk assessment tools is desirable.
• Resilience and flexibility to manage changing needs and work with hard-to-reach individuals.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills to work with prisoners, prison staff and service providers.

Responsibilities

• You will assess prisoners' risks and needs and help people access programs and services that support their transition into the community.
• Complete risk and needs assessments and review each person's progress.
• Coordinate reintegration programs and support people preparing for release.
• Work with prison staff and service providers to arrange programs, referrals and support.
• Maintain accurate records and program data to help plan and review services.
• Work with Community Correctional Services to share information for parole planning and release decisions.

Skills

Assessment skills

Risk assessment

Communication

Teamwork

Resilience

Education

Tertiary qualification in a relevant field

Job description

• Help people in prison prepare for their next steps in the community.
• Assess individual needs and connect people with support and programs.
• Work with prison staff and service providers to plan each person's transition.
• Build your skills in assessment, case planning and reintegration support.
• Ongoing, full-time role earning$81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super.

What you will do

As an assessment and transition coordinator, you will assess prisoners' risks and needs. You will help people access programs and services that support their transition into the community.

You will:

• complete risk and needs assessments and help review each person's progress
• coordinate reintegration programs and support people preparing for release
• work with prison staff and service providers to arrange programs, referrals and support
• maintain accurate records and program data to help plan and review services
• work with Community Correctional Services to share information for parole planning and release decisions.

About you

A tertiary qualification in a relevant field is highly desirable. Skills and experience in human services, welfare, education or a related field are also highly desirable.

You should also have:

• knowledge of prisoner transition and reintegration and the support people may need
• assessment skills or the ability to learn how to use approved risk assessment tools
• resilience and flexibility to manage changing needs and work with people who may be hard to reach
• strong communication and teamwork skills to work with prisoners, prison staff and service providers.

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email John O'Loughlin at John.O'********@justice.vic.gov.au.

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.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.