Frontline Youth Justice Worker — Make a Real Impact

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Greater Dandenong; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully paid training

Penalty rates on top of salary

Personalised career development

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Dandenong is seeking a Youth Justice Worker to guide young people in custody, modelling positive behaviour and engaging them in programs to build life and work skills. You will promote essential security procedures in a frontline custodial role within the Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct, helping maintain safety, health, and routines.

The role focuses on establishing boundaries, redirecting challenging behaviours, responding to incidents, and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated resilience and commitment when working with youth in custody.
• Strong empathy and communication skills for building rapport with young people.

Responsibilities

• Guide young people in custody through rehabilitation by modelling positive behaviour and engaging them in programs to build life and work skills.
• Promote important security procedures in a custodial setting.
• Maintain safety and security within the facility and support healthy routines.
• Set clear boundaries and redirect challenging behaviour while responding to incidents.
• Help young people develop positive relationships and facilitate support from health and mental health providers.

Skills

Resilience

Empathy

Interpersonal skills

Conflict de-escalation

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Dandenong is seeking a Youth Justice Worker to guide young people in custody, modelling positive behaviour and engaging them in programs to build life and work skills. You will promote essential security procedures in a frontline custodial role within the Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct, helping maintain safety, health, and routines.

The role focuses on establishing boundaries, redirecting challenging behaviours, responding to incidents, and