Disability Justice Coordinator

Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing; Mildura; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Victorian Department of Families, Fairness & Housing seeks a Disability Justice Coordinator to support people with disability in the criminal justice system. You will assess and coordinate forensic disability supports, advocate for access to universal services, and work to reduce reoffending while improving quality of life and community safety.

The role includes liaising with NDIA and service providers to address forensic disability needs, and coordinating access to interventions and supports

Responsibilities

• Coordinate support and services for clients involved in the justice system to decrease the likelihood of reoffending.
• Carry out complex assessments, implement and review justice-based plans, monitor progress and referrals.
• Operate under legislation and departmental standards, ensuring appropriate care, supervision, safety and support.

Job description

THE ROLE

The Disability Justice Coordinator supports people who have a disability and are involved in the criminal justice system. They assess and coordinate forensic disability supports for a forensic disability client based on their needs, risks and goals and advocate for any other support they require through other universal service systems.

The Disability Justice Coordinator supports the forensic disability client to understand the court process, conditions of bail, parole and/or their order and coordinates access to interventions to reduce their risk of reoffending and any behaviours of concern that contribute to that risk, improve their quality of life and support community safety.

The Disability Justice Coordinator seeks to maximise the forensic disability client's access to the NDIS through advocacy and liaison with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), as well as secondary consultation with NDIS service providers to enable the person's forensic disability needs to be appropriately addressed.

Accountabilities Include

• Coordinate support and services for clients involved in the justice system according to the allocation by the team leader by providing a comprehensive approach to decreasing the likelihood of the client reoffending.
• This coordination role includes complex and advanced assessments, implementing and reviewing justice based plans and reports, as well as goal-setting, monitoring progress, and referrals.
• Operate as required by legislation and departmental standards and exercise the appropriate authorities and legal delegations pursuant to relevant legislation and other specific delegations and functions. This includes the implementation review of justice related plans, programs and services and ensure an appropriate standard of care, supervision, safety and support is provided.

This is an NDIS Risk Assessed Role / This is a Key Personnel Role.

Staff appointed to this role at the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing may not commence in role until they have an NDIS Worker Screening Clearance and have provided this detail for recording. For more information on what this means, and all other requirements, please see the Position Description.

This role requires a Working with Children Check.

Further advice on obtaining this check can be found here: https://www.vic.gov.au/working-with-children-check For more information on what this means, and all other requirements, please see the Position Description.