Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $83,288 - $95,778
Grade: Cog2B
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: VG/2214OCT
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking an Offender Management Officer, to provide a critical role within Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.
About the Business Unit
The Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group, comprising Corrections Victoria (CV), Justice Health and Justice Services, plays an integral role in developing safer and more resilient communities and in delivering a trusted justice and community safety system.
CV is responsible for the implementation of policies, programs and services that ensure the safe and secure containment of prisoners, and that seek to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.
CV also sets strategy, policy and standards for the management of the state's system of correctional facilities whilst also developing programs for the management and rehabilitation of prisoners and the community-based supervision of offenders.
As part of the CJS group, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) is a 649-bed maximum-security facility for female offenders located within the West Metropolitan Area, Department of Justice and Community Safety. DPFC recognises that women's pathway to offending is different to men and that women engaged in the criminal justice system often have a history of complex trauma. DPFC polices and procedures are gender responsive and based on Trauma Informed Practice principles.
About the Role
The role of the Offender Management officer at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre is to act as a “change agent” by providing support and training to custodial staff regarding the caseworker's role at DPFC.
This position operates under the guidance and direction of the Offender Management Supervisor.
The main focus of this role will be to coach and mentor staff to achieve understanding of processes used in achieving quality case management. It promotes quality case management through ongoing monitoring combined with quality assurance compliance assessments. The role requires ongoing commitment to the continual development of local Offender Management processes and policy whilst maintaining alignment to Correction Victoria's ‘Offender Management 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
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 national police checks 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 b e 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.