• Full time, ongoing position based in Melbourne's North
• Play a critical role in helping support community safety
• Join a supportive and collaborative team

About Us

The Youth Justice Team provides community-based supervision and a range of case management and support services for young people who are appearing before, or have been sentenced by, the Children's Court, Children's Koori Court, and adult criminal courts and who have been placed on youth justice supervised orders. The team promotes the personal development of young offenders and contributes to the reduction of crime in the community.

About the Role

The Youth Justice Court Advice Service (YJCAS) provides knowledge and expertise that is valuable to the court and others in criminal proceedings involving young people. The Youth Justice Court Advice Worker forms part of the Youth Justice Court Advice Service (YJCAS) based in the North Metropolitan Area.

Responsibilities include;

• Providing advice and recommendations regarding deferral of sentencing, adjournments for pre-sentence reports or sentencing orders
• Bail supervision assessments
• Identifying appropriate diversionary options or completing referrals to community support services
• Providing information or reports about a child currently involved with Youth Justice to the court on behalf of Youth Justice

About You

• advanced understanding of the Youth Justice system and its underlying philosophies
• understanding of the principles of case management and case work
• experience and/or knowledge of court and bail processes and assessments
• strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate with people at all levels
• good problem solving skills
• demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

For further details on the key selection criteria for this position, please refer to the attached position description or contact Kristy Birch, Team Manager on 0401 143 904.

Why work with us?

• A fair salary, including annual leave loading of up to 17.5 per cent
• Generous leave entitlements - 5 weeks of leave, which includes an additional 5 days for CYF positions in accordance with our EBA 2024
• Transparent performance framework
• Employee Wellbeing support
• Comprehensive training when you commence and throughout your career
• Secondments and promotions
• Click here to read more about our benefits
• Read more about the benefits of working in Youth Justice Community

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button at the bottom of 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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant 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).

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.

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.