Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: AH4
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: DJCS/8297A
This is an exciting opportunity to join Forensic Intervention Services as a Forensic Senior Clinician, Provisional Practice within the Workforce Development, Internship Pathway team on a fixed term basis.
What does Forensic Intervention Services do?
As a division of Corrections Victoria, Forensic Intervention Services is a specialist program area that provides people in custody and on community correctional orders with evidence-based screening, assessment, and offence-specific intervention services to support their rehabilitation. In doing so, Forensic Intervention Services is a critical component of the department's strategy to reduce reoffending and contribute to community safety.
What will the Forensic Senior Clinician, Provisional Practice, do?
The Forensic Senior Clinician, Provisional Practice leads the operation and integration of the Forensic Internship Pathway into the broader structural model. Overseeing a maximum of five interns, the role provides high quality clinical supervision, management and mentoring to Forensic Interns who are on a graduated learning and development journey toward becoming a Forensic Clinician with Forensic Intervention Services. The primary focus of this role is to ensure the development of clinically sound, ethically safe, skilled and knowledgeable clinical staff who are able to execute the mandate of Forensic Intervention Services at a foundational level.
In order to ensure currency of skills, maintain ongoing professional registration requirements and maintain contemporary knowledge of the service delivery model, the Forensic Senior Clinician, Provisional Practice is expected to engage in direct clinical service delivery and provide high level clinical advice pertaining to the risk management of people in custody or on community correctional orders.
What skills should the Forensic Senior Clinician, Provisional Practice, have?
As our ideal candidate, your skill set should complement the ability to:
Qualifications
What's in it for you?
You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government and a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.
There are many advantages in working for the department, including:
To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description.
If you have any queries, please email [email protected]
We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce – we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.
We're proud of our individual differences. We're proud of the many languages we speak and the stories we can share with each other. We hope you will share your story too.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is continually working towards increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) workforce. The Aboriginal Employment Team aims to attract, recruit and retain Aboriginal staff across all our roles. This support includes a culturally appropriate attraction and recruitment process. To learn more, email [email protected]
If this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications close 26 January 2026.
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, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependent 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 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.