Remand Program Facilitator

About This Role

• Utilise your program facilitation expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections and Justice Services
• Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade VPSG3: $81,496 - $98,955 plus superannuation.

About The Business Unit

Marngoneet Correctional Centre and Karreenga Annex is a medium security facility that houses a mix of sentenced and remand men and is located 6km north-west of Lara, 20km from the centre of Geelong and about 70km from Melbourne. The role of the facility is to contain men in custody safely, securely and humanely, focusing on the individual needs of the men with the aim of providing a successful transition back into the community or on their continued journey through the prison system. The facility has a strong focus on achieving positive outcomes and provides a range of engaged services. Our highly skilled workforce provides supervision and case management and are dedicated to enhancing opportunities to strengthen prisoner pathways.

The role of the Vocational Services Team is to prepare prisoners for release and to enhance post release employment opportunities through integrated on the job training, targeted educational opportunities and personal development programs and activities.

About The Role

The Remand Program Facilitator will be responsible for coordinating, scheduling, and facilitating remand programs. The Remand Program Facilitator will be providing skill-based interventions that address common deficits in general functioning associated with remand prisoners. In addition to addressing skill deficits, remand interventions may function as treatment readiness and treatment preparation in the event of subsequent sentencing and transfer to a mainstream prison environment and contribute towards successful bail outcomes. Remand Program Facilitators will also have a role in case consultation, transition and reintegration planning and resolving issues concerned with program participation/engagement and attendance in consultation with prison staff/prison officers/offender services.

As a member of the Vocational Programs team; Remand Program Facilitators will collect and collate data, maintain accurate records and prepare regular reports regarding perform.ance and service delivery against agreed targets and outcomes. The Remand Program Facilitators contribute to the achievement of both regional and Corrections Victoria priorities.

Some Of Your Duties Will Include

• Coordinate and facilitate psychoeducation and/or skills-based programs as required within the Region.
• Monitor program referrals from (Marngoneet Correctional Centre (Including Karreenga) to ensure adherence to the remand pathway programs service delivery model
• Consult and liaise with prison staff, Offender Service staff, OBP staff and contracted program providers in relation to program delivery requirements

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

About You

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated The Victorian Public Sector Values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership and human rights.
• Appropriate qualifications and/or experience in the welfare service area.
• Demonstrated understanding of transition issues and needs of prisoners.

How To Apply

Please click the Apply 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.

To be eligible for the position, please apply by May 26 at 11.59pm 2026.

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.