Programs Facilitator

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Beechworth; On-site; AUD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Beechworth VIC invites applications for a Programs Facilitator at Beechworth Correctional Centre. You will plan and run rehabilitation programs that help people in custody prepare for life after prison.

Join a dedicated team to support safe, inclusive and effective rehabilitation, balance records and assessments, and collaborate with prison staff and service providers.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and running rehabilitation programs.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with diverse groups.
• Cultural awareness and ability to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with care and respect.
• Flexibility and teamwork to adapt to changing needs.

Responsibilities

• plan and run rehabilitation programs that help people in custody prepare for life after prison.
• support people to build life skills and work toward release goals.
• deliver rehabilitation programs that help people understand their behaviour and make positive changes.
• assess needs and match programs to individual goals.
• provide guidance and support to participants and keep accurate records.

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Beechworth VIC

• Help people in custody build skills for a safer future.
• Run programs that support rehabilitation and prepare people for life after prison.
• Work with a dedicated team at Beechworth Correctional Centre.
• Use your skills to help people make positive changes and plan for release.
• Ongoing, full-time role earning $81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super.

About us

Corrections Victoria is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). Corrections Victoria's vision is for ‘Safer prisons, safer people, safer communities'. Our mission is to have ‘A safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions'.

The Beechworth Correctional Centre is a minimum-security facility with a focus on preparing individuals for release and successful reintegration back into society. It offers various working industries with the men given the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that will effectively link them to employment on release. When not engaged in work, the men attend rehabilitative programs to address their offending behaviour, engage in education and visits whilst many also engage in recreation and community assistance programs.

What you will do

As a programs facilitator, you will plan and run programs that help people in custody prepare for life after prison. You will support people to build life skills, change harmful behaviour and work towards their release goals.

You will:

• deliver rehabilitation programs that help people understand their behaviour and make positive changes
• assess each person's needs and match programs to their individual goals
• provide clear guidance and support to help people take part in programs and build life skills
• keep accurate records and review program results to help improve services
• work with prison staff and service providers to support safe, inclusive and effective rehabilitation

About you

Relevant training, certification or qualifications in a related field are desirable. You can apply your skills and knowledge to support people in custody.

You understand the challenges people face in prison and the role rehabilitation plays in helping them return to the community. You can lead programs, build trust and work well with people from different backgrounds.

You should also have:

• experience planning and running programs, preferably in rehabilitation or social services
• strong communication skills and the ability to work with people who may find it hard to take part
• cultural awareness and the ability to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with care and respect
• flexibility and teamwork to solve problems, support others and adapt to changing needs

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Kylie Ninnes at ************@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.

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.