Senior Coordinator, Multi Agency Panel Secretariat

About this role

• support the effective and efficient operation of the Multi Agency Panel and the timely development, monitoring and review of Coordinated Services Plans for post sentence individuals
• Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 4: $100,894 - $114,476 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Senior Coordinator, Multi Agency Panel Secretariat to provide a critical role within Post Sentence Branch.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria operates Victoria's adult corrections system, including 11 public prisons, one transition centre, and oversees three privately operated prisons. It ensures prisoners are safely and securely contained and aims to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

The Reintegration and Engagement Services Division of Corrections Victoria is responsible for providing best practice interventions which aim to reduce the risk of reoffending including quality assurance systems for risk assessment and case management, offending behaviour programs, and transition and reintegration supports. The Reintegration and Engagement Services Division has responsibility for the post-sentence supervision scheme and is also responsible for the post sentence facilities.

The Post Sentence Branch, within the Reintegration and Engagement Services Division of Corrections Victoria, provides central oversight and governance of the post sentence scheme and offenders subject to post sentence orders. The Serious Offenders Act 2018 sets out a civil, non-punitive scheme that provides for the ongoing supervision or detention of serious sex and/or serious violent offenders who have completed their sentence and pose an unacceptable risk of committing further relevant offences. Corrections Victoria's end-to-end management and delivery of services to serious offenders on post-sentence orders occurs through a multi-faceted governance and operating model.

The Multi Agency Panel is comprised of executive level members from the Department of Justice and Community Safety, Department of Health, Department of Families Fairness and Housing, and Victoria Police who are responsible for agreeing on overarching services to be provided to manage individual risk and needs. The Multi Agency Panel also operates as a forum for escalation and joint resolution of complex service and systemic issues.

About the Role

The Multi Agency Panel Secretariat supports the effective and efficient operation of the Multi Agency Panel, and acts as a central point for information sharing and interdepartmental liaison. Reporting to an Assistant Manager, Multi Agency Panel Secretariat the Senior Coordinator will work with key staff internally and externally to facilitate the flow of information and the timely development, monitoring and review of Coordinated Services Plans.

Please note in this role you will be exposed to sensitive and explicit material relating to serious sex and serious violent offending on a regular basis.

Some of your duties will include:

• Coordinate the development and periodic update of Coordinated Services Plans articulating agreed services to be provided to each individual for submission to the Multi Agency Panel in accordance with established standards and requirements.
• Engage with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate timely sharing of information relevant to the management and provision of services to individuals under the scheme, and the development, monitoring and review of services.
• Ensure that Coordinated Services Plans are revised in response to changes in the conditions of an order or the individual's service needs, and that outstanding service needs are escalated to the Multi Agency Panel for consideration and decision in a timely manner.
• Manage queries from case managers and other stakeholders regarding the development, monitoring, review and implementation of agreed services.
• Provide meeting support as required, including the preparation and dissemination of agendas and papers to Multi Agency Panel members, and taking minutes and recording agreed service decisions at meetings.

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:

• Understand service delivery and coordination for individuals with complex needs. 
• Proven experience in report writing.
• Experience in working with information of a sensitive nature.

Qualifications/requirements

• Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience working in a Correctional or Forensic Health Service environment and/or within a legislative framework is desirable, but not mandatory.

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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) 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.

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.