Overview
Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $107,680 - $118,816
Grade: CYF4
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - Southern suburbs
Reference: DJCS/YJ2438_JUL
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?
Youth Justice currently has one full time, fixed-term role till 30 June 2027
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?
- Exciting opportunity to strengthen multicultural and multifaith knowledge and practice in Youth Justice
- Support and make a positive impact on young people and families facing cultural challenges
- Starting salary $107,680 plus superannuation
About Youth Justice
The Youth Justice Strategic Plan 2020-30 includes a reform direction to deliver culturally appropriate interventions and supports to address the overrepresentation of multicultural groups in Youth Justice. A significant proportion of Youth Justice involved young people are from multicultural backgrounds. Tackling multicultural overrepresentation in Youth Justice requires an understanding of the sociodemographic factors that contribute to offending, as well as reducing reoffending and promoting community safety by putting cultural factors at the centre of assessment and case planning.
The youth justice service provides community-based supervision and a range of case management and support services for young people who are appearing before, or have been sentenced by, the Children's Court, Children's Koori Court and adult criminal courts and who have been placed on youth justice supervised orders.
About the role
The Multicultural Practitioner will provide advice to support culturally competent and responsive case management and diversion planning across Youth Justice, including in the Children's Court Youth Diversion Service,to ensure culturally responsive practice that contributes to reducing reoffending behaviour. The role will directly engage young people and families from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds and will support the uplift of workforce cultural capability. The role will also engage with community members and organisations to provide linkages to relevant multicultural support programs and assist with fostering a strong partnership with multicultural and multifaith communities.
Youth Justice currently has one full time, fixed-term role till 30 June 2027
About you
As our ideal candidate, you will have:
- Demonstrated expertise and proficient understanding of multicultural and multifaith communities and the issues impacting them, particularly in relation to young people.
- Strong ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with multicultural and multifaith groups.
- A Bachelor or Diploma in a related field is desirable.
- A current Victorian Driver's License is required.
- A current employee Working with Children Check (WWCC) card is required.
Why work with us?
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we provide every person with the means to achieve their potential through ongoing learning and development opportunities in a diverse, equitable and supportive environment.
We look for people who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours. Our values shape and influence how we recruit, train and develop our staff and build relationships with stakeholders.
We will also provide you with professional development opportunities, an employee assistance program, access to job opportunities across the Victorian Government, salary packaging and much more.
For further information on our benefits please follow the link: Why work for Vic (careers.vic.gov.au)
If you have any queries, please contact Nicole Tempany at [email protected]
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, religi on, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural background. We're proud of our individual differences and we're proud of the many languages we speak and proud of the stories we can share with each other. We hope you will share your story too.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is continually working towards increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) workforce. The Aboriginal Employment Team aims to attract, recruit, and retain Aboriginal staff across all our roles. This support includes a culturally appropriate attraction and recruitment process. To learn more, email: [email protected]
How to apply
Please click the Apply button. 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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
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.
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. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.
Applications close Monday 11 August 2025 at 11.59pm
Posted
28 July 2025
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