• Utilise your expertise to provide support and advice to key stakeholders.
• Fixed term until 11/01/2026 Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 4: $95,102 - $107,905 plus superannuation.

This is an Aboriginal Prioritised position, a role for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, who will be given priority consideration as per the special measures provision of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

 Applicants are welcome to utilise support from the Aboriginal Recruitment Team throughout the recruitment process. Aboriginal candidates are encouraged to contact Aboriginalrecruitment@justice.vic.gov.au if they would like cultural support and guidance through the application process.

For Aboriginal Designated and Prioritised positions, a Certificate of Aboriginality (CoA) will be required prior to an offer of employment being made

About the Business Unit

Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place provides Aboriginal men, on a Community Correction Order, with an important opportunity to learn new skills, reconnect with, or further strengthen, their culture and participate in programs and activities to help them address their offending behaviour.

Wulgunggo Ngalu, in the Gunai Kurnai language, means ‘which way together' and was officially opened in September 2008. Participation in the program is voluntary and involves living at Wulgunggo Ngalu, in Gippsland, for between three to six months.

 It is a state-wide, culturally appropriate residential diversion program for up to 18 Aboriginal adult males at any one time who have been sentenced by the court to a Community Correction Order. It provides an environment that is relevant and responsive to the needs of Aboriginal men. Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place is a key initiative of the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement, a partnership agreement between the Victorian State Government and the Aboriginal community established in response to the findings of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.

Corrections Victoria is committed to reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system, and to providing services that are culturally appropriate and responsive to the needs of Aboriginal offenders.

Some of your duties will include:

• Screen suitability of incoming referrals and contribute to detailed assessments of candidates' suitability:

o Liaise with Community Corrections Officers, family and significant others from the candidate's community

o Coordinate and participate in candidate interviews as part of the assessment process

• 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

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

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Aboriginal community, both society and culture, and the issues impacting it.

Demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and work effectively with the Victorian Aboriginal community.

Demonstrated understanding and/or practice of modelling pro social behaviours and ability to motivate and influence individuals who are being case managed.

Requirements

Current Victorian Drivers Licence

Applicants are welcome to utilise support from the Aboriginal Employment Team throughout the recruitment process. Aboriginal candidates are encouraged to contact Aboriginalworkforce@justice.vic.gov.au if they would like cultural support and guidance through the application process.'

Please visit https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/careers/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-island-employment  for further information.

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 national police checks and misconduct screening.

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 INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:

• For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
• For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.

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.