Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $142,790 - $191,087
Grade: CYF6
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: DJCS/D02362_YJ
Youth Justice provides community-based supervision and case management services for young people who are appearing before, or have been sentenced by, the Children's Court, Koori Court and adult criminal courts and who have been placed on Youth Justice supervised orders, including supervised bail. Youth Justice promotes the rehabilitation of young people involved in offending, with the aim of reducing crime in the community.
About the role:
The General Manager, Youth Justice Court Advice and Bail Service (YJCABS) is a senior leadership role responsible for the operational oversight of the Enhanced Bail Supervision and Support (EBSS) service, Youth Justice Central Court Advice Service and Youth Justice Bail After Hours Service (YJBAS). The position will provide operating advice to deliver strategic outcomes across the state through coordinated responses to youth crime.
Key responsibilities include:
This role has oversight over services that are delivered by staff working outside of usual business hours. You will be required to work flexible hours of work, particularly within the ordinary span of hours of 7am to 7pm. This will include participating in an ‘on call' roster.
This role is based in metropolitan Melbourne and involves frequent travel across the region. A full Victorian driver's licence is required. Travel will include Melbourne Children's Court, Parkville Youth Justice Precinct, and the North/West and South/East Justice Service Centres.
About you:
For more details regarding this position, please review the position description or contact:
Why work with us?
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we provide every person with the means to achieve their potential through ongoing learning and development opportunities in a diverse, equitable and supportive environment.
We look for people who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours. Our values shape and influence how we recruit, train and develop our staff and build relationships with stakeholders.
We will also provide you with professional development opportunities, an employee assistance program, access to job opportunities across the Victorian Government, salary packaging and much more.
For further information on our benefits please follow the link Why work for Vic (careers.vic. gov.au)
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. 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 don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
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.