Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 6th Dec 2019
Forensicare (the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health) is the leading provider of forensic mental health services across Victoria. We deliver recovery-focused programs to consumers with serious mental illnesses across the Victorian justice system, mental health sector, and the community--from early intervention and prevention, to inpatient care, rehabilitation, and community transition support.
We also work in partnership with Swinburne University of Technology through the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science to deliver a forensic mental health research program, specialist training, and ongoing professional education.
Completed in 2017, the new medium-security men's prison is located in Ravenhall Correctional Centre in Melbourne's west, providing world-class forensic mental health services in Victoria in a purpose-built state of the art facility developed to international best practice standards.
Social workers aim to effectively collaborate with individuals, family members/carers and a range of stakeholders to address criminogenic and offending -related needs, recovery and rehabilitation goals, cultural/spiritual and social needs and for individuals to progress through their inpatient stay, as well as addressing mental health and legal issues.
Social Workers commonly utilise structural, strengths-based and systemic practice traditions to address issues of power, access and equity. Our work in this field can be characterised by the ability to adjust to the constraints of courts, involuntary care settings and to continue to advocate for and with individuals and groups.
We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:
Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
This position is subject to a Police Check.
Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.