Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $85,787 - $98,651
Grade: Cog2B
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Grampians
Reference: VG/6428-SEP-26
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Industry Officer to provide a critical role at H.M Prison Langi Kal Kal.
About the Business Unit
H.M Prison Langi Kal Kal is a minimum-security men's protection prison located 140km west of Melbourne at Trawalla. The prison's primary purpose is the reintegration and preparedness of people in our care for transition to release. H.M. Prison Langi Kal Kal comprises of eight industries & services: Farm, Horticulture, Landmate, Kitchen, Metalfab, Poultry, Textiles & Warehouse, where there is a strong focus on employment training, and work readiness.
About the Role
Reporting to the Industry Supervisor, the Industry Officers are responsible for management and delivery of specific outcomes within prisons industries under the guidance of a Prison Industry Supervisor. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement, confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate people in our care.
An Industry Officer should possess highly developed communication, negotiation, problem-solving skills. The Industry Officer should be flexible and open to learning new skills as the necessity to rotate and support other prison industries as the business needs demand is a requirement of the role. Industry Officers assist with the management of prisoner employment, safe operating procedures and other OH&S legislative requirements and compliance with industry procedures. Conducting searches and escorts, surveillance, observing and assessing the people in our care's behaviour, operating a variety of security and industrial equipment, collating information, and preparing reports. An Industry Officer plays an integral role in developing, implementing, reinforcing, and reviewing practice and procedures relating to the recently released Corrections Practice Framework.
Some of your duties will include:
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Qualifications/requirements
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 reference checks, nationally coordinated criminal history checks (NCCHC), and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
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.