Parole and Specialist Case Manager - Bendigo

About the role

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is recruiting a Parole and Specialist Case Manager (PSCM) for an ongoing, full-time position in Bendigo. PSCMs deliver high-quality case management to a caseload of the highest priority individuals who have committed violent and sex offences under correctional supervision, ensuring that serious offender management follows best practice, including strengths-based approaches and dynamic risk assessment.

Key responsibilities

• Motivate and engage prisoners on parole and supervision orders to support community safety
• Manage clients using strengths-based case management and dynamic risk assessment in line with the Correctional Practice Framework
• Show strong service user engagement and management skills, including motivational interviewing
• Produce relevant plans and reports, and write departmental and ministerial briefings, external correspondence and reports to key stakeholders
• Meticulously manage CCS service user files

Required profile

• Relevant qualification in social work, psychology or a related human services discipline (preferred), or criminal justice, criminology (desirable)
• Knowledge of best practice case management frameworks and theoretical concepts to reduce risk and maximise individual outcomes
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of individuals and backgrounds and apply sound professional judgement

What we offer

• Salary of $100,894 - $114,476 plus superannuation
• Ongoing learning and development, an employee assistance program and access to jobs across the Victorian Government
• Salary packaging

Applications close 17 November 2026 and include a resume and covering letter; pre-employment checks such as criminal history and Working with Children checks may apply.