Principal Practitioner - Ringwood

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria is seeking a Principal Practitioner in Ringwood to oversee staff and case management for prisoners on parole, including high-risk individuals and post-sentence supervision. You will provide guidance on risk escalation, incident handling, and quality assurance, working closely with internal and external partners.

You will report to the CCS East leadership and supervise a team of case managers to ensure compliant, high-quality practice across

Qualifications

• Extensive experience and knowledge in case management of complex and/or high-risk individuals.
• Experience in best practice risk management initiatives and therapeutic work with high-risk and complex individuals.
• Knowledge and experience working within a legislative framework.
• Excellent written communication skills including preparing comprehensive reports, briefings and submissions on high-profile and sensitive cases.
• Well-developed leadership capabilities including supervising, training and mentoring staff.

Responsibilities

• Oversee staff and case management practices across a service stream of prisoners on parole.
• Provide advice and consultation on risk escalation behaviours, incident management and quality assurance practices.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support effective service delivery.
• Report to CCS Regional General Manager and supervise case managers monitoring parolees and post-sentence individuals.

Skills

Case management

Risk management

Legislative framework

Written communication

Leadership

Job description

Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity based in Ringwood

• Provide expert advice and consult on management strategies of high priority individuals under post sentence supervision
• CCP5 : $116,413 - $140,849 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. CCS is responsible for the management and supervision of prisoners on parole, clients under post sentence supervision and court orders.

About the role

As the Principal Practitioner, you will have oversight of staff and case management practices across a service stream of prisoners on parole, including individuals who have committed violent and sexual offences, and post-sentence supervision.

Reporting to the Community Correctional Services (CCS) Regional General Manager, this is a key position in the regional and CCS management structure providing supervision of case managers who are monitoring prisoners on parole and individuals subject to post-sentence supervision.

You will provide advice and consultation in relation to identified risk escalation behaviours, incident management and quality assurance practices and processes. You will also work closely and collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities and Requirements

• extensive experience and knowledge in the case management of complex and / or high-risk individuals
• experience in best practice risk management initiatives and therapeutic work with high risk and complex individuals
• knowledge and experience working within a legislative framework
• excellent written communication skills including preparing comprehensive reports, briefings and submissions on high profile and sensitive cases
• well-developed leadership capabilities including providing effective staff supervision, training and mentoring

For more details regarding this position, please contact : Vanessa Damianos – Regional General Manager, CCS East on 0429 224 218 or at [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 are impacted by our work.