Youth Crime Coordinator

About the role:
Victoria Police is committed to making Victoria a safer place by preventing and reducing harm caused by young people and harm done to young people. Victoria Police acknowledges that offending by young people is often a symptom of an intersectional range of issues, including mental health, substance use, trauma and disadvantage, and that further support is needed. For this reason, reducing harm is not a problem that can be addressed by Victoria Police alone: it is a challenge facing the whole community. Victoria Police has introduced an enhanced cautioning model developed in partnership with community services to achieve better outcomes for eligible young people in contact with police. This program is known as the Youth Crime Prevention and Early Intervention Program (YCPEIP).
An exciting opportunity exists for a full-time fixed term VPS 4 Youth Crime Coordinator to oversee the localised operation of the YCPEIP at Geelong Police Station. As the successful applicant...