Company Profile
Forensicare
Company Overview
A career in the forensic mental health sector is diverse, challenging and rewarding. A career at Forensicare will be like no other.
You will be a part of a caring and supportive team, making a real difference to people living with the dual stigma of mental illness and offending. We approach our work with curiosity and a commitment to understanding the unique needs of our consumers, families, carers and supporters.
Working across community, hospital and prison settings, you can learn, apply your specialist skills, conduct research and advance in your profession.
Together, we can contribute to a more connected, compassionate mental health and criminal justice system.
Further information can be found here - https://www.forensicare.vic.gov.au/careers/
Company History
Model of Care
Our Model of Care 2021-26 sets out our commitment to empowering Victorians living with a mental illness to lead safe and meaningful lives, free from offending.
Developed after extensive consultation with consumers, carers, families, supporters, staff, stakeholders, service partners and subject matter experts, the model of care demonstrates how Forensicare will deliver best practice mental health care and treatment for consumers. It’s our commitment to ensuring people get the right care, at the right time, in the right place and by the right people.
Benefits
A culture where people matter
- Excellent supervision and investment in the skill development of managers and supervisors.
- Celebration and reward for good performance, through employee recognition.
- A leading, multi-faceted approach to safety, with unparalleled strategic, practical, individualised and team-based supports to minimise risks and fear and maximise safety and security, underpinned by our workplace health and safety strategy.
- A mentoring program to support your career development at Forensicare.
- A buddy system to help you build connections across the organisation.
- An employee support network providing kind, confidential and informal support and helping you navigate workplace issues.
- Access to an employee assistance program – an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
- A mental health and wellbeing program providing psychological support, peer support and critical incident response programs, as needed.
- A holistic onboarding and induction program.
- Ongoing personalised support from your People and Culture team business partner.
- A Personal Leave Donation Bank – where you may benefit from donations by other colleagues or donate unused leave for those experiencing severe hardship and needing extra time off work.
- Monthly reflective practice sessions to discuss and share with colleagues to discuss your work and how to best manage the potential impacts that working with complex forensic mental health cases may have on you.
Further information can be found at - https://www.forensicare.vic.gov.au/careers/employee-benefits/