At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
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.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers
We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
Empower people, strengthen the workforce and elevate your career.
Join Forensic Intervention Services and play a key role in attracting, recruiting and developing a highly skilled clinical workforce that support rehabilitation and reduces re-offending across Victoria.
Why join us?
- Meaningful work that contributes to rehabilitation and community safety.
- Enjoy world-class training and wellbeing support.
- Flexible working arrangements, including home and on-site work.
- Salary of $116, 413 – $140,849 (AH4) per year plus superannuation.
- City-based head office.
- 1 Ongoing role available.
Forensic Intervention Services is a specialist program area within Reintegration and Engagement Services that provides eligible people in custody and in the community with evidence-based offence-specific screening, assessment and interventions 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 you'll do
- Provide high level clinical expertise to contribute to the recruitment and selection of forensic clinical staff in collaboration with Recruitment Services.
- Participate in the end-to-end recruitment process for allied health forensic clinician roles including screening candidate applications, shortlisting, screening suitability, grading work samples, interviews and assessment of candidate performance, including providing written feedback and reporting.
- Participate as subject matter expert in regular recruitment activities, including online information sessions.
- Contribute to initiatives and projects for workforce development, capability building, recruitment, retention and attraction and performance management.
- Participate in systematic review processes to identify opportunities to improve recruitment processes, tools and systems to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the recruitment process within Forensic Intervention Services.
- Manage and coordinate the recruitment and onboarding of Allied Health student placements at Forensic Intervention Services.
- Build and maintain positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to support attraction and recruitment of Allied Health clinicians and student placement opportunities in Forensic Intervention Services.
- Work as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team.
- Contribute to enhancing workforce capability and education through the development and training of clinical and other Corrections Victoria staff and students.
- Develop and/or provide input on policy development, including the development of best practice standards.
- Represent Forensic Intervention Services at conferences, expos and forums, providing information about offence specific service delivery, workforce initiatives and recruitment opportunities.
- Deliver and manage a range of offence-specific, evidence-based, behavioural assessments (including forensic risk assessments) and/or interventions, as required.
- Perform other duties as required.
Eligibility
To apply for this role, you'll need to hold or be eligible for, one of the following:
- Registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency; or
- Eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Work (AASW); or
- Credentialed as Mental Health Nurses with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses; or
- A master's degree in psychotherapy and eligible for registration with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation
of Australia (PACFA); or
- A master's degree in counselling and eligible for membership with Australian Counselling Association (ACA) or Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA); or
- Registration as an Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia.
- Qualifications in Human Resource Management//Learning & Development/Change Management or related field will be well regarded but are not essential. An understanding of the health sector would also be advantageous but not essential.
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 1 June 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.