Manager, Professional Practice - Dandenong

About the role

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is recruiting a Manager, Professional Practice for a fixed-term, full-time position in Dandenong, running until 30 June 2028. The role drives and develops strategic regional improvements to maximise practice effectiveness and the continued improvement of case management across the Court Practice and Parole and Post Sentence streams. It sits within Community Correctional Services (CCS), which manages offenders on court orders, serious sex offenders on post-sentence supervision and prisoners on parole.

Key responsibilities

• Enhance the quality and effectiveness of case management through individual support and professional development for case management staff, supervisors and managers.
• Increase the application of evidence-based case management practice.
• Supervise Professional Practice Advisers.
• Conduct regular case practice audits on staff and run regular practice forums and education sessions to embed best practice across the region.
• Participate in the on-call after-hours Duty Director system.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in the case management of complex and/or high-risk individuals.
• Strong understanding of and experience with best-practice initiatives in risk management and therapeutic work with high-risk and complex individuals.
• Ability to create opportunities to improve team knowledge of diversity and inclusion among CCS staff.

What we offer

• Salary of $116,413 - $140,849 plus superannuation.
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities in a diverse, equitable and supportive environment.
• Professional development, an employee assistance program, access to jobs across the Victorian Government and salary packaging.

To apply, use the Apply button on the advertisement with a resume and covering letter; attachments can be uploaded in .doc.docx.pdf.txt or .rtf. Pre-employment checks may include reference checks, criminal history checks, Working with Children checks and others depending on the role. Applications close 23 November 2026.