Case Manager - Ballarat
at Department of Justice and Community Safety
Ballarat VIC 3350, Victoria, Australia -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 08 Nov, 2024 | USD 90558 Annual | 08 Aug, 2024 | N/A | Good communication skills | No | No |
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Description:
- Ongoing, Full time opportunity based in Ballarat
- Case management with a focus on rehabilitation to reduce reoffending
- Salary range $84,166 - $90,558 plus superannuation
About us
Community Correctional Services (CCS) is a state-wide service providing for the management of individuals on court orders, people who have committed serious sex offences on post sentence supervision and prisoners on parole. In this role CCS helps individuals break the cycle of offending, ensures court and parole order conditions are met and, where they are not, prosecutes breaches in court or engages the Adult Parole Board.
CCS plays a vital role in contributing to the safety of the community by:
- Applying case management practice that reduces reoffending,
- Engaging individuals to build responsibility, and
- Connecting individuals to programs, services and community.
About the role
Case Managers in the Court Practice stream are responsible for applying evidence-based case management practices to individuals at medium or high risk of reoffending.
This role is required to manage a case load of individuals with a range of order requirements aimed at reducing the risk of reoffending through conducting risk assessments, preparing case plans, providing interventions, and addressing the underlying causes of offending whilst directing and monitoring compliance with court order obligations.
This role is required to utilise case management practices to actively engage individuals and ensure responsive, targeted interventions to assist in reducing their risk of reoffending. Case Managers must support individuals to successfully complete their court orders, while balancing risks to community safety.
Responsibilities:
SOME OF THE KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THIS ROLE INCLUDE:
- Apply evidence-based practice in the case management of individuals assessed as medium or high risk of reoffending including ensuring effective assessment, planning, intervention, and review.
- Identify and evaluate factors that relate to individual offending behaviour and provide individualised risk assessment, case planning, service coordination, identification of interventions to reduce risk, and use of brokerage funds where required to ensure engagement of a person’s responsive interventions.
- Motivate and influence individuals in the case management process. Model pro social behaviours and draws on strengths-based approaches.
- Monitor a person’s compliance against order requirements; demonstrate assertiveness and confidence in dealing with individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours and escalating issues to senior staff in a timely manner.
About you
CCS plays a vital role in contributing to the safety of the community by:
- Applying case management practice that reduces reoffending,
- Engaging individuals to build responsibility, and
- Connecting individuals to programs, services and community
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
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