Director, Youth Justice Community Operations & Practice

Job Description

Director, Youth Justice Community Operations & Practice Department of Justice and Community Safety Applications close Monday 3 March 2025 at 11.59PM Overview Work type: Full time Salary: $182,813 - $248,629 Grade: VPS STS Occupation: Community Services Location: CBD Reference: VG/YJ2199FEB25At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you. The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon. For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers . About the Role Reporting to the Youth Justice Commissioner, the Director provides leadership, oversight, and authoritative advice for the development of state-wide community-based youth justice services. Some of your duties will include: Providing oversight, stewardship and leadership to deliver effective, contemporary and evidence-based community youth justice services, including: the Children's Court Youth Diversion Service (CCYD) the Youth Justice Court Advice Service, Youth Justice Bail Afterhours Service (YJBAS) and, the Enhanced Bail Supervision and Support Service (EBSS) community youth justice supervision. Acting as the primary point of oversight and coordination between Youth Justice and Justice Services, providing expert advice and preparing high level briefings on community operations to the Youth Justice Commissioner and executives. Providing leadership, coaching and professional guidance to General Managers and Senior Practice Advisors. About you To be successful in this role, you will have: Extensive experience in leading community youth justice services, or another related field, at a senior or executive level. Extensive experience in the provision of high-level strategic and technical and clinical advice. Significant record of achievement in the development of system enablers to support complex service delivery. Significant experience in design and delivery of reform programs. Significant experience in the leadership, management, supervision and development of staff to drive high performing teams. Qualifications/requirements A tertiary, ideally post-graduate, qualification in social work, psychology, criminal justice or public administration is a requirement of this role. 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. 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. Applications close Monday 3 March 2025 at 11.59PM. #J-18808-Ljbffr