Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $116,413 - $140,849
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Community services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/CV0558-AUG26
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Assistant Manager, Applications to provide a critical role within the Post Sentence Branch.
About the Business Unit
Reintegration and Engagement Services leads interventions and support programs designed to reduce reoffending, including risk assessment, case management, offender rehabilitation programs, and reintegration services. Within this area, the Post Sentence Branch oversees the governance and administration of Victoria's post-sentence scheme, managing serious sex and violent offenders who have completed their sentences but continue to pose an unacceptable risk, ensuring compliance with the Serious Offenders Act 2018 through ongoing supervision, detention, and coordinated service delivery.
About the role
The position of Assistant Manager, Court Applications is a leadership role in a team responsible for ensuring that high quality, timely applications are made for offenders who are identified as suitable for, or are already subject to, a Detention or Supervision Order pursuant to the legislation.
Some of your duties will include:
Please note in this role you will be exposed to sensitive and explicit material relating to serious sex and serious violent offending on a regular basis.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position desc
Qualifications/requirements
How to Apply
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.
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 proce ss, 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.