Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $100,894 - $114,476
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/CV0756
DJCS is seeking a Clinician, Prison Disability Support Initiative to support people in custody with cognitive impairment and complex needs, helping to strengthen rehabilitation, reintegration and community safety.
About the business unit
The Reintegration and Engagement Services Division, part of Corrections Victoria, delivers evidence-based interventions and support services that help reduce reoffending and improve community safety. Its work includes risk assessment and case management quality assurance, clinical intervention programs, and transition and reintegration support.
Within Corrections Victoria, Offender Services and Reintegration leads a range of best practice services to support rehabilitation and reduce reoffending, including case management, education, training and employment, prison industries, and reintegration supports. The division supports a safe and humane corrections system, creates opportunities for rehabilitation, and works towards Aboriginal self-determination.
The Rehabilitation and Reintegration Branch delivers programs and services across prisons and Community Correctional Services, including transition and reintegration, parenting and family engagement, women's services, disability services, and family violence programs. The Prison Disability Support Initiative (PDSI) is a statewide disability support service within the branch.
About the role
In this role, you will provide clinical services to people in Victorian prisons who show signs of cognitive impairment. You will work as part of the PDSI to assess needs, support access to appropriate services, and deliver interventions that improve outcomes for people in custody.
Key responsibilities include:
Please note that this position is based at 50 Franklin Street, Melbourne, with regular travel to metropolitan prison locations required. Occasional travel to regional prison locations may also be required on an ad hoc basis.
For more information about the role, please refer to the attached position description.
About you
To succeed in this role, you will bring:
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 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 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.