Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $142,790 - $166,938
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Administration
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: VG/CV0808-JUNE26
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Manager, Operations to provide a critical role within Sentence Management.
About the Business Unit
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS), inclusive of both Corrections Victoria (CV) and Corrections and Justice Services (CJS), are responsible for the management and operation of Victoria's adult correctional system. DJCS are committed to enhancing community safety and reducing recidivism through CV's effective administration of prison sentences, CJS' enforcement of community-based orders, and the delivery of evidence-based offender centric rehabilitation services that are responsive to the risk and needs of all prisoners and offenders.
Corrections Victoria oversees the Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Service Delivery Model which provides an end-to-end framework, inclusive of intelligence services, legislative provisions, policies and procedures that support the management of individuals convicted of terrorism offences and those that pose a risk of violent extremism in prisons or subject to a community-based order, including post sentence Continuing Detention Orders. Corrections Victoria's approach to countering violent extremism is based on current and emerging evidence of good practice rehabilitation and reintegration of religiously and ideologically motivated violent extremist prisoners and offenders.
Counter Terrorism Coordination (CTC), within the Sentence Management Division, are responsible for the central oversight and governance of the CVE Service Delivery model across prisons and Community Correctional Services. CTC will ensure the integrity of the end-to-end model, identifying and implementing system improvements and providing expert advice and support to operational staff managing the violent extremist (VE) cohort.
About the Role
The Manager, Operations, will be responsible for oversight and governance of the operational implementation of Corrections Victoria's Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Service Delivery Model.
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. Attac hments 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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) 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.