Senior Clinical Advisor | Melbourne - CBD

Job Description

• Perfect role for someone with clinical experience looking to step into a policy role.
• Support consultation on policy and program issues and updates related to clinical governance and program design.
• Gain vital experience working in a head office role supporting Youth Justice's forensic clinical program, Statewide Rehabilitation Services.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is responsible for the statutory supervision of young people in the criminal justice system in Victoria focusing on prevention, diversion, and early intervention as the most effective and fiscally responsible ways of reducing youth crime.

Youth Justice provides supervision to young people on community-based and custodial-based orders. Youth Justice provides a range of case management, program and support services that address young people's offending behaviour as well as knowledge, skills and attitudes to manage their lives effectively without further offending.

Statewide Rehabilitation Services (SRS) is a statewide program that provides young people in custody and the community with developmentally targeted and multi-systemic offence-specific and offence-related assessments and interventions. As a statewide model, SRS aims to provide continuity of care to young people as they move from custody into the community.

The vision for SRS is to provide a comprehensive forensic rehabilitation service, which embraces the inclusion of family, community, and culture to create a supportive environment that promotes healing and accountability.

The opportunity

• Ongoing, full-time position based in Melbourne.
• VPS Grade 5.1 role: $113,022 - $124,884 per year plus superannuation.
• Provide authoritative advice to the Senior Manager, Clinical Governance and Service Improvement on the development and implementation of SRS services, policy and strategies.
• Coordinate feedback from subject matter experts, community and custody stakeholders to develop clinical governance frameworks, including updating or developing clinical governance documentation as directed.
• Support compliance monitoring and reporting to ensure SRS are delivered to the required standard and provide creative solutions or options that meet changing demands for services and maintain integrity and responsivity of assessments and interventions.
• Actively plan, consult and advise with internal and external subject matter experts on reviews of offence-specific and offence-related service delivery for young people across the Youth Justice system.
• Maintain effective relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to identify areas and opportunities for improvements and gain support for the design and implementation of updates to programs, policies and procedures.
• Manage and deliver time limited projects relating to specific policy or program issues related to SRS.
• Ensure programs and services are integrated with other service delivery requirements, are responsive to specific groups, and are tailored to the complexity of their environments.
• Support ongoing clinical services and quality improvements around programs and SRS to ensure ongoing alignment with service standards and evidence based best practice.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Experience in the development of policy advice and/or delivery of clinical programs and services within a correctional and/or complex health system.
• An understanding of the key issues impacting on clinical service delivery for young people, including understanding of best practice young offender rehabilitation principles.
• The ability to identify policy and program needs including understanding risk management principles.
• A full driver's licence is required.

You will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check, which you will need to maintain for the period of employment.

To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description.

What's in it for you?

You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.

There are many advantages in working for the department, including:

• Job stability – position as a member of the Victorian Public Service (VPS).
• A fair salary– enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
• Transparent performance framework– approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
• Generous leave entitlements– provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
• Employee Assistance Program support – you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.

If you have any queries, please contact Chelsea Leach on Chelsea.leach@justice.vic.gov.au

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants are welcome to utilise support from the Aboriginal Recruitment Team throughout the recruitment process. Aboriginal candidates are encouraged to contact Aboriginalrecruitment@justice.vic.gov.au if they would like cultural support and guidance through the application process.

For Aboriginal Designated and Prioritised positions, a Certificate of Aboriginality (CoA) will be required prior to an offer of employment being made

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways we do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce – we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.

We're proud of our individual differences. We're proud of the many languages we speak and the stories we can share with each other. We hope you will share your story too.

If this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications close 11.59pm, Friday 16^th January 2026.

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 national police checks and misconduct screening.

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.

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.