Work Type: Fixed-term - Part-time
Salary: $97,955 - $111,142
Grade: VPS 4
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: DJCS/CV0783_MAR
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Project Officer – County Court of Victoria (CCV) Drug and Alcohol Treatment Court (DATC) Information Sharing Officer to provide a critical role within Court Assessment and Prosecution Services (CAPS) Central Unit.
About the Business Unit
Justice Services is responsible for the direction, management, and operation of Victoria's Community Correctional Services (CCS) across more than 35 locations. It ensures offenders are safely and securely managed and aims to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.
Community Operations and Parole is responsible for providing central end-to-end oversight of the CCS service system and includes the Parole Central Unit (PCU), CCS Development Branch, State-wide Community Work and Partnerships (SCWP), Offender Management Development Branch (OMBD), Court Assessment and Prosecutions Services (CAPS) Central Unit and the Adult Parole Board (APB) Secretariat. CCS review and investigation activities, monitoring and reporting and a suite of operational projects are also functions undertaken within Community Operations and Parole.
This position sits within the CAPS Central Unit which supports and monitors the CAPS in Victoria and is responsible for ensuring consistent standards and practices of CAPS are set and strategically monitored to build the confidence in the judiciary in the service and ensure quality, compliance and continuous improvement. The CAPS Central Unit is responsible for the development of practice guidance supporting the delivery of CAPS functions across the State and all Court jurisdictions and for coordinating matters on behalf of CCS in the Higher Courts and with the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions. The CAPS Central Unit provides operational support for CCS, prisons and courts, court liaison services, training, incident management and advice.
About the Role
Reporting to the CAPS Drug Court Practice Lead, the CCV DATC Information Sharing Officer is responsible for providing a central coordination service to respond to information requests by the CCV DATC, in line with the Protocol arrangement.
The CCV DATC will request information to inform suitability assessments of clients who are being considered by the CCV DATC for a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Order (DATO).
In managing requests for information from the CCV DATC, the Information Sharing Officer will:
Some of your duties will include:
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:
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 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.