Parole Officer - Shepparton, Seymour, Wodonga or Wangaratta

Corrections Victoria; Greater Shepparton; On-site; AUD 92,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Corrections Victoria's Parole Officer role contributes to community safety by managing parole processes and producing quality reports for the Adult Parole Board. The position involves assessing suitability, supervising released individuals, and coordinating referrals to programs and services.

The location is negotiable across Shepparton, Seymour, Wodonga or Wangaratta with regional travel required. The successful candidate will apply best practice case management and risk-reduction strategies

Qualifications

• Experience in applying best practice case management concepts to reduce risk.
• Experience managing complex and high-risk clients.
• Knowledge of risk and therapeutic initiatives.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, including detailed reports.

Responsibilities

• Conduct Parole Suitability Assessments for parole applicants.
• Supervise and monitor high-profile prisoners on parole.
• Apply case management principles to reduce reoffending.
• Identify risk escalation behaviours and coordinate with staff.
• Prepare quality reports for the Adult Parole Board.
• Refer prisoners on parole to appropriate programs and services.

Skills

Parole assessment

Case management

Risk assessment

Report writing

Verbal communication

Job description

• Location: North East - Shepparton
• Job Function: Prison and Corrective Services
• Work Type: Fixed term - full time

About this role

• Contribute to community safety by proactively motivating and engaging people on parole
• Salary range $91,971 - $98,955 plus superannuation

About us

Corrections Victoria's purpose is to deliver an effective corrections system for a safe community. Community Correctional Services (CCS) is overseen by Corrections Victoria, a division of the Department of Justice and Community Safety, and contributes to the safety of the community by applying practices that reduce reoffending andconnecting clients to programs,servicesand community. CCS provides management of individuals on court orders, people who have committed serious sex offences on post sentence supervision and prisoners on parole.

About the role

The Parole Officer will contribute to an integrated transition process from imprisonment into the community, with an overarching consideration for community safety. This will be done through performing Parole Suitability Assessments for prisoners who have applied for parole, supervising and monitoring complex and high-profile prisoners who have been released on parole by the Adult Parole Board (APB), and applying case management principles to reduce reoffending.

This also includes identifying risk escalation behaviours and responding appropriately in consultation with managerial staff, interviewing and assessing prisoners on parole to produce quality reports to the APB, and assessing and referring prisoners on parole to appropriate programs and specialised services.

Through this you will ensure that your case management practices align with best practice principles and the Correctional Practice Framework.

The location is negotiable between Shepparton, Seymour, Wodonga or Wangaratta, however will require travel across the region.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• experience in the application of best practice case management and theoretical concepts to reduce risk and maximise client outcomes
• experience in the case management of complex and high-risk clients
• knowledge and experience in best practice risk and therapeutic initiatives
• excellent verbal and written communication skills including detailed report writing experience.

Experience working within a legislative framework is also desirable.

For more details regarding this position, please contact:

Samantha Symes – Principal Practitioner on 0439 658 906 or [e-mail]

Why work with us?

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we provide every person with the means to achieve their potential through ongoing learning and development opportunities in a diverse, equitable and supportive environment.

We look for people who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours. Our values shape and influence how we recruit, train and develop our staff and build relationships with stakeholders.

We will also provide you with professional development opportunities, an employee assistance program, access to job opportunities across the Victorian Government, salary packaging and much more.

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 is impacted by our work.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, nationally coordinated criminal history checks (NCCHC), and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

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