EVENT GUIDE MELBOURNE CAREER EXPO  13
Working for the Department of Justice 
and Community Safety (the department) 
offers the chance to make our state a 
safer place to live for all Victorians.
There are many career options available 
within the department, each calling on 
a different set of skills.
Prison officers support the rehabilitation 
of people they work with, helping them 
contribute positively to the community 
after release.
Prison officers begin their service with 
41 days of training. They learn how to 
keep the facility safe and secure, and 
ways to support prisoners to set goals 
and make positive changes.
If you have broad life experience, want 
to serve the community and enjoy 
seeing others thrive, becoming a prison 
officer could be the start of a great 
career for you.
Forensic Intervention Services (FIS) 
is a team of professional psychologists, 
social workers, mental health nurses, 
occupational therapists, counsellors 
and psychotherapists who provide 
clinical therapy for prisoners. 
Community Correctional Services 
(CCS) staff support people on orders 
in the community. Case managers and 
parole officers guide people navigating 
court assessments, post sentence orders 
and parole requirements, while field 
officers supervise offenders completing 
court-ordered community work tasks.
Youth Justice workers have the potential 
to make a significant and positive 
difference in a young person’s life 
by being a consistent role model.
It can be a challenging environment, as 
young people in custodial facilities often 
have complex backgrounds and devel­
opmental needs. To succeed in the role, 
you need to have natural confidence in 
yourself as well as patience and empathy.
If a young person is not a risk to public 
safety, the court may order Community 
Youth Justice to supervise and support 
them while they live at home.
Just as FIS supports the clinical needs 
of adult prisoners, the Statewide 
Rehabilitation Services team was 
formed to support young people in 
the youth justice system through every 
step of their rehabilitation.
The qualified clinicians provide them 
with the consistent support they need 
to get back on track – both in custody 
and the community.
The department also includes Sheriff’s 
Office Victoria which recruits sheriff’s 
officers, who work in the community with 
people who have outstanding warrants, 
debts or court orders. Sheriff’s officers 
work mostly with people in challenging 
personal circumstances, so they need to 
be confident communicators.
The department also prides itself on its 
achievements in increasing Aboriginal 
and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) 
employment across all divisions and 
business units. There are a broad range 
of opportunities across the department 
for work in Aboriginal-identified and 
non-identified roles, and the department 
encourages Aboriginal candidates to 
apply for any vacancy that comes up.
To find out more about these roles and 
the many other careers at the department, 
have a chat with us at stand 92 or visit 
justice.vic.gov.au/careers.
Work with us to build a safer, fairer 
and stronger Victoria 
We can help you decide whether your skills, experience and 
interests are best suited to our work with:
• 
Prisons
• 
Youth Justice
• 
Community Corrections
• 
Allied health
• 
Community Youth Justice 
• 
Sheriff’s Office Victoria
We offer paid training, flexibility, job security and a wide 
range of benefits.
Visit our website to find out more. 
justice.vic.gov.au/careers
How do you turn life experience 
into a rewarding career that 
keeps our community safe?
Find out at stand 92.

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