• Join Victoria's Youth Justice Precinct at Cherry Creek.
• Lead a team delivering evidence-based psychosocial programs to support the rehabilitation of young people in custody.
• Contribute to improving the outcomes of young people's futures.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is responsible for the statutory supervision of young people in the criminal justice system in Victoria focusing on prevention, diversion, and early intervention as the most effective and fiscally responsible ways of reducing youth crime.

Youth Justice provides supervision to young people on community-based and custodial-based orders. Youth Justice provides a range of case management, program and support services that address young people's offending behaviour as well as knowledge, skills and attitudes to manage their lives effectively without further offending.

Rehabilitation Services is a specialist statewide program that provides young people in custody and the community with developmentally targeted and multi-system offence-specific, offence-related, and psychosocial assessment and intervention services to support their rehabilitation, manage complex behaviours and support their reintegration with caregivers, education and other related support systems in the community. As a statewide model, Rehabilitation Services aims to provide continuity of care to young people as they move from custody into the community

The Opportunity

• Fixed term, full-time position until 30th January 2027 based at the Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct in Melbourne.
• VPS Grade 5 role: $113,022 - $136,747 per year plus superannuation.
• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of staff delivering psychosocial programs and individual interventions to support the management of a young person's behaviour in custody and reintegration into the community.
• Provide high quality supervision and access to professional development, developing and maintaining a culture that supports best practice.
• Lead the capacity building of unit staff through developing their skills and confidence to manage and intervene with positive behaviour strategies to manage young people in custody with highly complex behaviours
• Oversee the development of individualised strategies, interventions and plans that are person centred, responsive to the young people's needs, and assist in reducing the occurrence and impact of behaviours of concern.
• Ensure that functional behavioural assessments contain evidence-based, proactive strategies that meet the specific needs of the young person displaying behaviours of concern and includes consideration of cultural and family support needs and responses.
• Provide high-level strategic advice to address complex service delivery issues and complex cases/matters relating to the behaviour management and rehabilitation of young people in custody.
• Establish and maintain an effective coordinated, care team approach between custody and community, and external stakeholders on issues relevant to the behaviour management and rehabilitation of young people in custody.
• Contribute to the development of key operational documents including operating manuals and/or procedures.
• Contribute to the development and training of the Rehabilitation and Outcomes team and other staff involved in the delivery of intervention services to young people in custody.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions and services to complex client groups.
• Specialist expertise in working with young people presenting with multiple and complex needs, including offending behaviour, trauma, substance use and mental health issues.

You will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check, which you will need to maintain for the period of employment.

To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description.

What's in it for you?

You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.

There are many advantages in working for the department, including:

• Job stability – position as a member of the Victorian Public Service (VPS).
• A fair salary– enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
• Transparent performance framework– approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
• Generous leave entitlements– provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
• Employee Assistance Program support – you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.

If you have any queries, please contact Moivabah Fofana on 0418 455 934 or [email protected]

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

Applicants are welcome to utilise support from the Aboriginal Recruitment Team throughout the recruitment process. Aboriginal candidates are encouraged to contact [email protected] if they would like cultural support and guidance through the application process.

For Aboriginal Designated and Prioritised positions, a Certificate of Aboriginality (CoA) will be required prior to an offer of employment being made

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways we do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce – we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.

We're proud of our individual differences. We're proud of the many languages we speak and the stories we can share with each other. We hope you will share your story too.

If this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications close 11.59pm, Wednesday 21st January 2026.