• Utilise your Victim Support expertise to provide support and advice to the Victim Services Support and Reform branch
• An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 5.2: $117,718 - $128,897 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit:

Victim Services, Support and Reform (VSSR) is part of the Police, Racing, Victims and Coordination (PRVC) group in the Department of Justice and Community Safety and is responsible for coordinating services for victims of crime in Victoria. The Family Violence Restorative Justice (FVRJ) Service within VSSR, delivers restorative process options to victim survivors of family violence.

The FVRJ Service was developed as part of the reform agenda arising from the Royal Commission into Family Violence, and is guided by a framework of principles that was developed collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders. The FVRJ Service is designed to build on existing restorative justice practice and also to extend its use in new and innovative ways to meet the restorative needs of victim survivors of family violence.

About the Role:

The Restorative Justice Practice Lead leads the FVRJ Service's practice team, made up of Convenors and Specialist Support Workers, in delivering trauma-informed, victim-centred restorative options to victim survivors of family violence.

Some of your duties will include:

• Leading the delivery of safe and effective restorative processes for victim survivors of family violence, including through direct practice and leadership of the practice team
• Establishing and leading processes for mentoring, coaching and supporting the practice team in a manner that accounts for individual experience, role, learning style and interests of each team member
• Leading input to policies, procedures and guidelines underpinning VSSR restorative justice practice.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• An extensive technical understanding of restorative justice practice, theories and processes, and practical experience in facilitating restorative justice processes in complex therapeutic contexts
• A wealth of experience in team leadership and providing mentoring, coaching and supervision to practitioners
• A deep understanding of the unique considerations of victim-centred restorative justice.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• A relevant tertiary qualification (such as Psychology, Social Work, Human Services or Law) and/or a minimum of five years in practice in a related field (such as restorative or group conferencing, family violence specialist services, family and community services, mediation and therapeutic justice) is required.

How to Apply:

Please click the Apply Now 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 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.

FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:

• For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
• For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.

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. 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.