Senior Parole Officer - Reservoir

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we'd love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children's rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

Fixed‐term, full‐time opportunity for up to 18 months based in Reservoir. Contribute to community safety by applying practices that reduce reoffending. Salary range of $100,894 – $114,476 plus superannuation.

Community Correctional Services (CCS) contributes to the safety of the community by applying practices that reduce reoffending and connecting individuals to programmes, services and community. CCS provides management of individuals on court orders, people who have committed serious sex offences on post sentence supervision and those on parole.

About the role: Senior Parole Officers (SPOs) are responsible for delivering quality case management to a complex caseload of the highest priority individuals on parole – those who have committed serious sex offences or serious violent offences – under correctional supervision. SPOs will be required to work autonomously and ensure that the management of individuals on parole under their supervision are case managed in line with Victoria's Correctional Practice Framework.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Effectively manage a complex caseload of the highest individuals who are subject to a Parole Order.
• Apply sound professional judgement in the ongoing identification and assessment of individual risk, with a paramount consideration for community safety.
• Interview, assess, refer and direct prisoners on parole to attend various programmes, which may include specialised services, assessment and treatment programmes.
• Prepare and co‐ordinate high quality reports to external and internal stakeholders including complex correspondence and briefings.
• Undertake the installation of and maintenance of electronic monitoring equipment as well as conducting home visits.

About you:

• Knowledge of best practice case management frameworks and theoretical concepts to reduce risk and maximise individual outcomes.
• Displays confidence and conviction when communicating an opinion and listens when ideas are challenged.
• Accept changes in priorities without undue discomfort.
• Holds self and team accountable towards being inclusive to individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Resolves issues through deep understanding or interpretation of existing guidelines.
• Sees things from another's point of view to confirm understanding, motivations, needs and wants of stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre‐employment checks which may include reference checks, nationally coordinated criminal history checks (NCCHC), and misconduct screening. Depending 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).

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.