Youth justice

The youth justice program works with young offenders aged between 10-20 years old who will generally be on a Children's Court, or in some cases, adult court order. Youth justice workers work across three main areas: youth justice custodial centres, youth justice units and courts.

In a youth custodial centre a youth worker is responsible for providing care, supervision, safety and support for young people sentenced or on remand.

In a youth justice unit a youth justice worker provides care and supervision for young people on Community-based orders and advice to courts to assist them to make informed decisions.

Employment settings:

• Youth justice centres
• • Parkville Youth Residential Centre
  • Melbourne Youth Residential Centre
  • Malmsbury Youth Residential Centre
• Youth justice units
• Children’s Court

Youth justice centres

• Certificate IV in Youth Work (Juvenile Justice/Youth Justice) or
• Certificate IV Youth Justice or equivalent
• We also welcome people with qualifications in social work, welfare work, psychology and criminal justice

Youth justice units

• Bachelor of Social Work or
• Diploma in Welfare Studies
• Other tertiary qualifications at Diploma level of above will be considered only if they include units of study in case management/ casework practice and supervised practical work placements.

Youth Justice workers are required to undergo safety screening, which includes a police check and a working with children check.

Youth justice centre staff are employed under the JJW award.

• Entry level salary range (JJW1) $39,000 - $50,083
• More senior roles (JJW2 - JJW6) $51,179 - $119,995

Youth justice unit staff and court worker staff are employed under the CPW award.

• Entry level salary (CPW2) $47,037 - $57,755
• More senior roles (CPW3 - CPW6) $59,400 - $119,995

See Applying for a job - All other applicants to find out how to apply for positions in Youth justice.

If you have any questions please contact the relevant number below.

Youth Justice Custodial Centres: enquire through the Human Resources Consultant, Youth Justice Custodial Services, Ph (03) 9096 7768 or (03) 9096 7767

Youth Justice Community Based Units: phone one of the regional youth justice units listed below:

• Eastern Region (Box Hill) - (03) 9843 6481
• North and West Region (Preston and Footscray) - (03) 9479 0379
• Southern Region (Frankston and Dandenong) - (03) 9784 3280
• Barwon/South West Region (Geelong and Warrnambool) - (03) 5221 4466
• Grampians Region (Ballarat and Horsham) - (03) 5333 6530
• Loddon Mallee Region (Bendigo and Mildura) - (03) 5434 5555
• Hume Region (Shepparton, Wangaratta, Wodonga and Seymour) - (03) 5832 1500
• Gippsland Region (Sale, Bairnsdale and Morwell) - (03) 5144 9100