Transition Officer
- Location: Melbourne - CBD
- Job Function: Prison and Corrective Services
- Work Type: Ongoing - full time
About this role
- Utilise your Prison and Corrective Services expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at Judy Lazarus Transition Centre
- An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- Cog2B: $83,288 - $95,778 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
The Judy Lazarus Transition Centre (JLTC) is a secure residential facility that aims to reduce re offending. The Centre provides eligible, motivated prisoners with access to resources and support to help them reintegrate back into the community.
About the Role:
The role of the Transition Officer is to provide intensive case management to allocated residents while contributing to the daily operations of the Centre.
Some of your duties will include:
- Effectively case-managing allocated residents
- Engendering a positive culture and environment that supports behaviour change
- Demonstrating motivational interviewing principles and skills
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Demonstrated experience in managing complex cases, including proven assessment, intervention and communication skills
- The ability to accept changed priorities without undue discomfort. Responds quickly to changes. Comfortable working in collaboration with teams outside of own organisation
- The ability to resolves issues through deep understanding or interpretation of existing guidelines and the initiative to act where and when guidelines are not available
Qualifications/Requirements:
- A full and current Victorian driver's licence or a minimum P2 driver's licence.
- Qualifications in the social sciences or community service and at least 2 years' experience in case management is desirable. Successful applicants who have not already done so will be required to complete some modules of the prison officer pre-service training prior to commencement in the role
How to Apply:
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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
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.
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.
Job details
| Job Reference: | VG/4879JULY2025 |
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| Location: | Melbourne - CBD |
| Work Type: | Ongoing - full time |
| Job Function: | Prison and Corrective Services |
| Classification: | Cog2B |
| Salary Range: | $83,288 - $95,778 |
| Job Duration: | N/A |
| Date posted: | 01-Jul-2025 |
| Application Close Date: | 15-Jul-2025 |
| Attachments: | Position Description - JLTC Transition Officer - 4879.pdf (PDF, 234KB) Position Description |
| Contact: |
Tracy Anne Jones on 0400 531 425
tracy.Jones@justice.vic.gov.au
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