Overview

Contribute to community safety and rehabilitation of individuals in our care. Training, learning and development opportunities throughout your career. Full time, ongoing position based in Mildura.

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

Responsibilities

Court Assessment & Prosecutions (CAPs) Officers conduct a range of activities including conducting court assessments to determine an individual's suitability for a court order, facilitating the variation or cancellation of an order, or prosecuting individuals who fail to comply with their orders. CAPS Officers also provide high quality evidence‑based advice to the judiciary in relation to sentencing and liaise with a range of stakeholders in order to deliver the best outcomes for individuals and the community.

Qualifications

- Experience or knowledge of court processes, prosecutions or related areas.
- Capability to provide evidence‑based advice and recommendations to the court that maximise offender responsiveness interventions.
- Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to manage individuals exhibiting challenging behaviours and to escalation as required.
- Experience in conducting risk and needs assessments, and developing targeted interventions to support individuals involved in court proceedings (desirable).
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
- A relevant qualification in social work, law, human services,



criminal justice or criminology and experience in a court advice, assessments or prosecutions field is also desirable.

Salary and Benefits

Other benefits include:

- A fair salary with annual increases in line with the VPS agreement
- Generous leave entitlements
- Transparent performance framework
- Free Employee Wellbeing support
- Comprehensive training when you commence and throughout your career
- Secondments and promotion opportunities

Application Process

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 national police checks 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.

For more details regarding these positions, please contact Glen Bellini – Manager, Court Practice on or

EEO Statement

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Child Safe Statement

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 workplace for all children and young people we have contact with, or are impacted by our work.

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📌 Court Assessment and Prosecutions Officer - Mildura
🏢 State Of Victoria
📍 Mildura