Programs Officer

Great opportunity to join Forensic Intervention Services

• Make a positive difference in keeping our community safe
• VPS Grade 4 : $91,418 - $103,725 plus superannuation.

Exciting opportunity to join Forensic Intervention Services as the Programs Officer, Service Development, on an Ongoing basis.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria is part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety and is responsible for the operation of Victoria's adult corrections system, public and privately operated prisons, and a transitional centre. It ensures that people held in prison are safely and securely contained and aims to rehabilitate people by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

As a division of Corrections Victoria, Forensic Intervention Services is a specialist program area within Offender Services that provides people who offend (our service users) in custody and in the community with evidence-based offence-specific screening, assessment, and interventions to support their rehabilitation. In doing so, Forensic Intervention Services is a critical component of the Department's strategy to reduce reoffending and contribute to community safety.

The Service Development Team is responsible for leading innovative service reforms via development and management of projects that drives continuous service delivery and practice improvements across the state and for public and private prisons. The team is also responsible for leading change management and stakeholder engagement strategies to support service reforms.

About the Role

The Programs Officer role is responsible for supporting the development and implementation of ongoing service and quality improvements in clinical service delivery and working collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders, including clinical staff across the state.

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

About you

How to Apply

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.