Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $142,790 - $191,084
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: DJCS/CV0683
Lead a specialist clinical service and drive best-practice forensic interventions across Victoria.
Forensic Intervention Services (FIS) is a specialist program area within Corrections Victoria that delivers evidence-based screening, assessment and intervention services to support rehabilitation and contribute to community safety. FIS plays a critical role in reducing reoffending and enabling meaningful behaviour change for people in custody and the community.
We're seeking an experienced and dynamic leader to manage Complex Interventions, a specialist clinical service area delivering interventions to people with complex needs. This is a unique opportunity to lead a highly skilled workforce, drive service excellence and contribute to innovative approaches that improve rehabilitation outcomes across Victoria.
What you'll do
Skills required
Qualifications
Demonstrated experience managing and monitoring complex frontline services is required. Tertiary qualifications in forensic studies, clinical practice, criminology or a related discipline are desirable.
Eligibility
To apply, you'll need to hold, or be eligible for, one of the following:
The rol e requires travel to prisons.
To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the attached position description.
To find out more about the role and FIS, watch our career information video, visit our microsite or contact our recruitment team at [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 22 September 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.