Case Manager - Shepparton (CCP3)

at  Department of Justice and Community Safety

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: North East Region | Shepparton
Job type: Full time / Ongoing
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary: $84,166 - $90,558
Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services
Reference: DJCS/5255_MAY24
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?

• Ongoing, full-time opportunity based in Shepparton, with potential additional positions across the Hume region
• 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 offenders on court orders, serious sex offenders on post sentence supervision and prisoners on parole. In this role CCS helps offenders 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 offenders to build responsibility, and
• Connecting offenders 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 offenders at medium or high risk of reoffending.
This role is required to manage a case load of offenders 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 offenders and ensure responsive, targeted interventions to assist in reducing their risk of reoffending. Case Managers must support offenders to successfully complete their court orders, while balancing risks to community safety.

Some of the key accountabilities of this role include:

• Apply evidence-based practice in the case management of offenders 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 offender’s responsive interventions.
• Motivate and influence offenders in the case management process. Model pro social behaviours and draws on strengths-based approaches.
• Monitor offender’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.

CCS plays a vital role in contributing to the safety of the community by:

• Applying case management practice that reduces reoffending,
• Engaging offenders to build responsibility, and
• Connecting offenders to programs, services and community