Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time
Salary: $138,631 - $185,518
Grade: VPS 6
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Melbourne - Western suburbs
Reference: VG/MRCSAM_JUN25
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Safety and Assurance Manager to provide a critical role with Melbourne's Metropolitan Remand Centre
About the Business Unit
The Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC) is a maximum-security facility based in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne. Individuals on remand are alleged offenders who were not bailed when charged with a crime and are awaiting the outcome of their court case.
The MRC is a 954-bed maximum-security facility for unsentenced male individuals located within the West Metropolitan Region, Department of Justice and Community Safety.
About the Role
As the Safety and Assurance Manager you will provide a high level of advice and support to executive and senior leaders to drive cultural change and improve safety performance outcomes while delivering against strategic and operational objectives of the department to meet its responsibilities under the Safer Prisons Strategy, CV's Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan and the departments Health Safety and Wellbeing Strategy 2021 - 2025, together with health and safety laws (Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004, Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2017, Dangerous Goods Act 1985 and Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2014).
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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and miscond uct 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.