Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: DJCS/7003
Exciting opportunity to join Forensic Intervention Services as a Senior Clinical Advisor in the Service Delivery and Practice team within the Service Development Branch on an ongoing 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 in the community 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 Senior Clinical Advisor do?
The Service Development area provides oversight, monitoring and reform of service delivery across the state, including across both prisons and community corrections. The Service Development Branch has further responsibilities of managing Clinical Projects (Research and Evaluation), Family Violence Perpetrator Interventions, and for the management and maintenance of the technological systems that support service delivery and continuous improvement.
As the Senior Clinical Advisor, you will provide authoritative advice on complex clinical and operational issues relating to delivery of offending behaviour interventions across Victoria, and work collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders, including clinical staff across the State, to develop and embed ongoing process and quality improvements in clinical service delivery.
What skills should a Senior Clinical Advisor have?
As our ideal candidate you will have demonstrated experience in the planning of program and services addressing offending behaviour as well as an understanding of, and experience in, assessment and use of psychometric tools. You will provide authoritative advice on complex clinical and operational issues relating to the delivery of interventions to people involved in the justice system and manage a range of projects to support the effective and consistent delivery of clinical services across the State.
You will have awareness of key issues impacting the delivery of programs and services within Corrections Victoria, and demonstrated understanding of relevant frameworks for rehabilitation within the justice system. You will have excellent problem-solving skills, the ability to build effective stakeholder relationships and understanding of contemporary forensics interventions.
To learn more about the skills you will need to succeed in this role, please read the position description attached.
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, 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:
If you have any queries, please call Amanda Railley on 0408 649 805 or 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 30 July 2025.
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.