Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $83,288 - $95,778
Grade: Cog2B
Occupation: Prison and corrective services
Location: Barwon South West - Greater Geelong
Reference: VG/7608-7610AUGUST
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking 2X Senior Industry Officer, to provide a critical role within Custodial Operations / Corrections Victoria.
About the Business Unit
Marngoneet Correctional Centre / Karreenga is a medium security facility that houses a mix of sentenced and remand men and is located 6km north-west of Lara, 20km from the centre of Geelong and about 70km from Melbourne. The role of the facility is to contain men in custody safely, securely and humanely, focusing on the individual needs of the men with the aim of providing a successful transition back into the community or on their continued journey through the prison system. The facility has a strong focus on achieving positive outcomes and provides a range of engaged services. Our highly skilled workforce provides supervision and case management and are dedicated to enhancing opportunities to strengthen prisoner pathways.
The Vocational Services Team consists of the three key portfolios, education, programs, and industries. The role of the team is to prepare prisoners for release and to enhance post-release employment opportunities through prisoner employment, integrated on-the-job training, targeted educational opportunities, and personal development programs and activities.
About the Role
Senior Industry Officers have a major role to play in ensuring compliance with broader prison procedures as well as specific prison industry procedures, in particular Occupational Health and Safety issues in industry areas. Senior Industry Officers are responsible for the management and delivery of specific functions within a prisoner industry or service industry under the guidance of a Prison Industry Supervisor. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgment, and confidence in decision-making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor, and motivate prisoners, along with highly developed communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills.
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 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 impa cted by our work.