Disability and Complex Needs Practitioner
Geelong, Victoria 1 day ago
Job Description
Job Type: Ongoing - full time
Category: Allied Health
Location: Geelong
Date Advertised: 17-MAR-25
Job Reference: DJCS/DCNPWPCC
Job Title: Disability and Complex Needs Practitioner
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Summary: At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we are 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 are proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
Disability and Complex Needs Practitioner
Provide screening, assessment and programs for people in custody with disability and complex needs.
Join our growing Western Plains team and help reduce re-offending.
Enjoy world-class training and wellbeing support.
Based on-site in Lara.
Earn $ 95,102 – $107,905 per year plus super.
Introducing Western Plains Correctional Centre (Western Plains)
Western Plains is a new state-of-the-art, maximum-security correctional facility in the Barwon South West region. The staff here are dedicated to helping people in our care build the skills and self-confidence needed to make positive contributions to the community.
Western Plains provides a secure and transformative environment that empowers individuals to rebuild their lives.
In addition to compelling clinical work, we offer:
flexible work options
mental health and wellbeing support
relocation allowances for eligible candidates
limited travel requirements, with most of your work carried out onsite.
What you will do
As a disability and complex needs practitioner at Western Plains, you will conduct assessments, run life skills programs and create positive support plans for people with cognitive impairments.
Facilitate life skills and adapted offence-related programs.
Develop, implement and monitor positive support plans in collaboration with disability support workers.
Lead transition planning and coordinate with external service providers.
Supervise and support a team of prisoner peer mentors.
Work with staff, case managers and external agencies to ensure effective disability support and release planning.
Qualifications
A current Victorian driver's licence is required.
Relevant tertiary qualification or experience in the field of allied health is highly desirable.
Experience within the disability sector is desirable.
To learn more about the role, and the kind of candidate we are looking for, please read the position description.
Successful candidates will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.
For any questions not answered in the position description, reach out to our recruitment team at candidatecare@justice.vic.gov.au.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
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