Specialist Case Manager, Corella Place

Victorian Government; Ararat; On-site; AUD 98,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Corella Place, a 40-to-55-bed residential facility in Ararat, Victoria, seeks a Specialist Case Manager to deliver high-quality case management to prioritized sex offenders under post-sentence supervision.

You will engage offenders, develop reports and plans, and ensure assessments align with Corrections Victoria's framework, while contributing to community safety and service improvements within the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

Qualifications

• Advanced case management of complex individuals with demonstrated client outcomes.
• Experience within a legislative framework (preferable).
• Pre-employment checks may include NCCHC and misconduct screening.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of high-risk sex offenders under post-sentence supervision.
• Prepare briefs and reports to key stakeholders with clear, accurate writing.
• Apply best practice offender management and continuous improvement.

Skills

Offender engagement

Case management

Motivational interviewing

Education

Social degree or qualification

Job description

Occupation: Prison and corrective services

Reference: VG/DJ0566-OCT26

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

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.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Outstanding offender engagement and management skills and excellent motivational interviewing techniques.
• Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.
• CCP Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Specialist Case Manager to provide a critical role at Corella Place.

About the Business Unit

Corella Place isa 40-to-55-bed, residential facility in Ararat, Victoria, designed for convicted sex offenders who have completed their prison sentences but are deemed an unacceptable risk to the public. It serves as a transitional, supervised facility for Rehabilitation and public safety, located near the Hopkins Correctional Centre.

About the Role

Specialist Case Managers (SCMs) are responsible for delivering high quality case management to a caseload of the highest priority sex offenders, under post-sentence supervision. SCMs will be responsible for ensuring that the nature of sex offender management aligns with best practice initiatives, including managing offenders in line with Corrections Victoria's Offender Management Framework.

The case management role will necessitate that SCMs demonstrate outstanding offender engagement and case management skills, including excellent motivational interviewing techniques and establishment of relevant plans and reports.

In addition, it is expected that the SCM will possess excellent writing skills demonstrated through the ability to prepare Departmental briefings, general external correspondence and reports to key stakeholders. SCMs will also be responsible for the meticulous management of CCS offender files.

The position will be required to adhere to local or regional rostering arrangements and other staffing management practices as directed.

Some of your duties will include:

• Effectively manage a caseload of complex, high-risk and high-profile sex offenders who are subject to post-sentence supervision, to promote compliance with order obligations and promote behaviour change.
• Promote and demonstrate a continuous improvement philosophy and model case management practices on best practice literature and research, engaging in effective quality assurance practices and procedures.
• Apply sound professional judgment in the ongoing identification and assessment of individual risk, with a paramount consideration for community safety, escalating situations where necessary.
• Contributes to the planning of appropriate community based activities and source support service systems and training opportunities for sex offenders.
• Contributes in the identification of service gaps for sex offenders and assist in the development of systems or agreements that aim to fill such gaps and report against the development of local initiatives and service plans.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated experience in achieving client outcomes through advanced case management of overly complex individuals, including proven needs assessment and intervention skills.
• Previous experience in working within a legislative framework.

Qualifications/requirements

• A relevant social degree or qualification is highly desirable.
• Previous experience in working within a legislative framework (preferable).

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) 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.

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.

Applications close Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 11.59pm