Program Facilitator - WPCC

Corrections Victoria Community Corrections is seeking a Program Facilitator to provide a critical role at Western Plains Correctional Centre.

Western Plains Correctional Centre is a modern, maximum-security prison focused on rehabilitation, housing up to 1248 people in custody. It features multi-purpose infrastructure adaptable to the evolving needs of Corrections Victoria and the people in our care. Modern amenities include medical wards, a cultural centre, and vocational training facilities.

The Program Facilitator forms part of the multi-disciplinary Offender Services team, responsible for the development, co-ordination, and delivery of a range of programs and services across several specialist portfolios: transition and reintegration, family engagement, disability, diversity, and complex care. The role includes:

• Co-ordinating and delivering programs that address the rehabilitation needs of remand and sentenced cohorts.
• Providing support, guidance, and motivation to program participants to ensure effective engagement, positive behaviour change, and life skills development.
• Contributing to the delivery of the Corrections Victoria Reintegration Pathway and participating in case-planning and case management activity.
• Contributing to the development, co-ordination, and delivery of offence-related programs.
• Assessing suitability and eligibility for program participation and aligning program activity to individual case plan goals.
• Maintaining appropriate program statistical data collection, analysis, and monitoring processes.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated understanding of the rehabilitation needs and issues experienced by people in custody.
• Experience in co-ordinating and facilitating programs, preferably within a rehabilitation or social services field.
• Demonstrated capability to work with people who are difficult to engage individually and in group settings.
• Ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with diverse cohorts, especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Relevant training, certification, and/or qualification is desirable. The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

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. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe, and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with.