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?

• Lead the Professional Practice function across the Corrections Victoria's prison system.
• Ongoing, Full time opportunity.
• VPS grade 6 - $142,790 - $191,084 plus superannuation.

• Leading the strategic direction, governance, and system-wide oversight of the Professional Practice Model across Corrections Victoria, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities and reform objectives.
• Driving a culture of evidence-based practice by embedding the Correctional Practice Framework into custodial case management, influencing consistency, integrity, and outcomes across the prison system.
• Providing authoritative leadership and oversight of a statewide network of MPPs, with accountability for workforce capability, performance, and wellbeing.

• Workforce Capability and Professional Practice Systems: Experience leading the design, implementation, and evaluation of organisation-wide learning and professional practice frameworks. Builds workforce capability through structured systems aligned with legislation, policy, and operational standards.
• Custodial Practice, Standards, and Evidence-Based Operations: Strong understanding of Departmental priorities, the CPF, and contemporary approaches to supporting the rehabilitation of people in contact with the justice system.
• Change and Reform Leadership: Ability to drive complex change and reform in correctional or similarly regulated environments, shaping and embedding system-wide improvements across practice, capability, and service delivery.
• Case Management, Workforce Capability, and Governance Systems: Experience integrating case management, workforce capability, and governance frameworks to translate policy and evidence into practice, strengthening consistency, accountability, and rehabilitation outcomes.

• A valid Victorian driver's license.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, criminology, criminal justice, or a related human services discipline, supported by experience operating within legislative frameworks.
• Formal qualification in education, assessment, or reporting.
• Additional training or certification in leadership, change management, trauma-informed practice, or program evaluation.

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