OVERVIEW

Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: CCP5
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Grampians - Ararat
Reference: VG/1873436JULY2025
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?

• Utilise your expertise to provide support and advice to key stakeholders.
• Ongoing Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• CCP5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Principal Practitioner to provide a critical role at Corella Place / Post Sentence Branch

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Principal Practitioner will require broad and extensive case management expertise for oversight of case management practices and the capability to provide effective staff supervision, training and mentoring across a service stream of residents, including violent and sexual offenders and post-sentence supervision.
The position provides advice and consultation in relation to identified offender risk escalation behaviours, incident management and quality assurance practices and processes. This level of oversight occurs through line management by the General Manager (GM) – Corella Place and the role works in close consultation with Operations Manager, Clinical Services Managers and staff from Corrections Victoria (CV) Post Sentence Branch.
The Principal Practitioner works closely and collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders, including the Post Sentence Authority, Victoria Police, the Major Offenders Unit, Post Sentence Branch, and other business units.

Some of your duties will include:

• Provide direct line management, professional development, leadership, and supervision of a team of Specialist Case Managers who are responsible for case managing residents within the identified offender group.
• Progress and monitor the shifting nature of violent and sexual offender management to align with best practice literature and research of offender rehabilitation in the management of violent and sexual offenders, and in accordance with the CV’s Offender Management Framework.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Extensive experience in the case management of complex and/or high-risk individuals.
• Expert understanding of and experience in best practice initiatives in relation to risk management and therapeutic work with high risk and complex individuals.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience working within a legislative framework