At a Glance
- Tasks: Help prisoners prepare for release and support their transition to society.
- Company: Department of Justice and Community Safety, committed to community wellbeing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, full-time role, and meaningful work experience.
- Other info: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while building your career in corrections.
- Qualifications: Experience or understanding of correctional environments and risk assessment tools.
The predicted salary is between 81496 - 98955 $ per year.
Help prisoners prepare for release and take their next steps. Assess risks and needs to support safer transition planning. You will help people access services, programs and support before release. Build your experience in corrections while making a practical difference.
Ongoing, full-time role earning $81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super. Located at Beechworth Correctional Centre.
What you will do
As assessment and transition coordinator, you will assess prisoner risks and needs. You will help deliver programs, services and support for prisoners preparing for release. You will:
- conduct thorough risk and needs assessments with prisoners
- coordinate parole applications and support case management reviews
- help deliver practical transition and reintegration programs and services
- work with service providers to arrange referrals and support
- keep accurate records and data about assessments, programs and parole applications.
About you
You should have experience in or an understanding of working in a correctional environment. You should also have:
- knowledge of prisoner transition and reintegration needs
- the ability to use risk assessment tools with individual prisoners
- the resilience to work with people who may be difficult to engage
- the ability to work flexibly and collaboratively in a prison setting.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.
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.
Assessment & Transition Coordinator employer: Department Of Justice
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