Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $113,022 - $136,747
Grade: VPS 5
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: DJCS/D01837-MAR
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Court Assessment and Prosecution Services (CAPS) Drug Court Practice Lead to provide a critical role within Community Operations and Parole CAPS Central Unit.
About the Business Unit
Justice Services is responsible for the direction, management, and operation of Victoria's Community Correctional Services (CCS) across more than 35 locations. It ensures offenders are safely and securely managed and aims to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.
Community Operations and Parole is responsible for providing central end-to-end oversight of the CCS service system and includes the Parole Central Unit (PCU), Practice Development and Review Branch (PDRB), State-wide Community Work and Partnerships (SCWP), Offender Management Development Branch (OMBD), CAPS Central Unit and the Adult Parole Board (APB) Secretariat. CCS review and investigation activities, monitoring and reporting and a suite of operational projects are also functions undertaken within Community Operations and Parole.
The Drug Court of Victoria (DCV) is a statutory division of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria and part of MCV Specialist Courts and Programs. The division provides an alternative sentencing option to offenders with drug and/or alcohol dependency who have committed offence/s whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol and/or to support their dependency. The Drug Court is supported by a multi-disciplinary team and includes CCS Drug Court practitioners who implement intensive interventions for complex Drug Court participants.
About the Role
The CAPS Drug Court Practice Lead is one of two Drug Court Practice Lead positions responsible for providing high-level support of CCS Drug Court operations within the Magistrates' Court of Victoria. The role sits within the CAPS Central Unit which provides strategic oversight of the CAPS model and ensures a consistent level of service is provided to the Courts to support best practice sentencing and contravention decisions.
Reporting to the Manager, CAPS Central Unit, the CAPS Drug Court Practice Lead is responsible for overseeing CAPS quality assurance and guiding organisational and individual capability within Drug Court, therefore equipping CCS Drug Court practitioners with the capability to ensure court advice is being delivered in line with the CCS Drug Court and CAPS Operating Models and best practice principles. The CAPS Drug Court Practice Lead will provide direct supervision of a Project Officer. Both the CAPS and Case Management Drug Court Practice Leads will support CCS Drug Court practitioners in applying evidence-based practice in court assessment and case management of participants while identifying thematic and targeted enhancements linked to service improvements.
Both roles will be responsible for strengthening the delivery of CCS' Operating Model for the Drug Court, establishing effective working relationships with operational teams and ensuring consistent practice across all Drug Court locations.
Some of your duties will include:
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:
Qualifications/requirements
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.