Principal Practitioner - Sale

at  Department of Justice and Community Safety

JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: Gippsland
Job type: Full time / Ongoing, Full Time
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Salary: $106,534 - $128,897
Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DJCS/6965

• Pivotal leadership role based in Sale
• Provide expert advice and consult on management strategies of high priority individuals under post sentence supervision
• Ongoing, full time opportunity managing a team of dedicated staff

ABOUT US

Corrections Victoria’s purpose is to deliver an effective corrections system for a safe community. Community Correctional Services (CCS), is overseen by Corrections Victoria, a division of the Department of Justice and Community Safety. CCS is responsible for the management and supervision of prisoners on parole, clients under post sentence supervision and court orders.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Principal Practitioner, you will have oversight of staff and case management practices across a service stream of prisoners on parole, including violent and sexual offenders, and post-sentence supervision. Reporting to the Community Correctional Services (CCS) Regional General Manager, this is a key position in the regional and CCS management structure providing supervision of case managers who are monitoring prisoners on parole and offenders subject to post-sentence supervision.
You will provide advice and consultation in relation to identified offender risk escalation behaviours, incident management and quality assurance practices and processes. You will also work closely and collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
Please note whilst the position is based at Sale the role will require travel to other locations within the Gippsland region.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL HAVE:

• extensive experience in the case management of complex and/or high-risk individuals
• experience in best practice risk management initiatives and therapeutic work with high risk and complex individuals
• knowledge and experience working within a legislative framework
• excellent written communication skills including preparing comprehensive reports, briefings and submissions on high profile and sensitive cases
• well-developed leadership capabilities including providing effective staff supervision, training and mentoring.

For more details regarding this position, please contact:

• Nolene McDougall– General Manager, CCS Gippsland on 0439 674 312