Practice Lead

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. 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.

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 information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Join Victoria's state of the art Youth Justice Precinct at Cherry Creek.
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to achieve sustained behaviour change.
• Utilise your clinical experience and expertise to support the rehabilitation of young people in custody.

Make our community safer by helping children and young people build better futures for themselves at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct.  

Create Change from the Inside Out  

The young people we work with can make remarkable changes in their lives. For many, those changes will begin at the new state-of-the-art Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct (Cherry Creek).  

The facility will offer innovative services aimed at reducing reoffending and giving young people the skills to make the most of their lives when they return to the community.   

Doing this work well will make our state a safer place to live.   

Be part of the change you want to see, join the workforce at Cherry Creek. 

The opportunity

• VPS 5 role, earning $109,730 - $132,764 per year plus superannuation.
• Lead a team of Behaviour Support Specialists and oversee delivery of evidence-based psychosocial programs to support the rehabilitation of young people in custody.
• Develop strategies, interventions and plans that are responsive to the individual needs of young people.

The Practice Lead reports directly to the Clinical Manager, Rehabilitation Services, and will provide leadership and direction to a team of Behaviour Support Specialists at Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct. They will oversee a range of interventions and behaviour management strategies, and the delivery of evidence-based psychosocial programs to support a young person's rehabilitation.

The position will work within a multi-disciplinary team to achieve sustained change in a young person's behaviour through individual interactions with young people in the units as well as structured programs.

The Practice Lead will identify emerging issues and trends and provide authoritative advice to the Clinical Manager and relevant stakeholders.

To be successful in this role you will have experience leading a multi-disciplinary team to deliver interventions and services to complex client groups.

You will have a specialist expertise working with young people presenting with