THE ROLE Reporting to the Executive Director Statewide Disability and Housing Operations (SDHO), the Director Forensic Disability Services is responsible for leading and supporting delivery of statewide forensic disability programs including Forensic Residential Services, Forensic Disability Clinical Services, the Forensic Disability Access Service and the state-wide Disability Justice Coordination teams. It is also responsible for statewide coordination of Reset, supporting young people below the age of criminal responsibility, and some complex needs services. The Director Forensic Disability Services works closely with policy and business support functions across the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (department) to identify statewide trends, service challenges, recent ways of working and solutions to challenges to improve service delivery and outcomes.



The Director is also required to assist in the delivery of departmental strategic and priority projects alongside day-to-day operational requirements. Please open the position description to read more. This is an NDIS Risk Assessed Role / This is a Key Personnel Role. Staff appointed to this role at the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing may not commence in role until they have an NDIS Worker Screening Clearance and have provided this detail for recording. For more information on what this means, and all other requirements, please see the Position Description.

ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE

- Lead the delivery of forensic disability services operations across the state.
- Deliver statewide complex needs and coordinate the youth Reset program supporting young people below age of criminal responsibility
- Ensure that program targets, performance objectives and statutory responsibilities are met.

📌 Director, Forensic Disability Services (Melbourne)
🏢 Department Of Families, Fairness And Housing
📍 Melbourne