Parole and Specialist Case Manager - Cranbourne

About the role

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is recruiting a Parole and Specialist Case Manager (PSCM) for a fixed-term, full-time position based in Cranbourne. 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

• Proactively motivate and engage people on parole and supervision orders to support community safety.
• Manage clients using strengths-based case management approaches and dynamic risk assessment in line with the Correctional Practice Framework.
• Demonstrate strong service user engagement and management skills, including motivational interviewing, and produce relevant plans and reports.
• Prepare 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 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 opportunities.
• Employee assistance program and access to job opportunities across the Victorian Government.
• Salary packaging.

Applications close 17 November 2026 and include 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.