Assistant Manager

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC in Melbourne is seeking an Assistant Manager to deliver day-to-day operations of the Post Sentence Branch within Corrections Victoria. This critical role oversees offender supervision functions and guides others in the branch as required.

Key duties include managing service functions in line with legislation, advising senior management through reports, and giving evidence in court regarding eligible offenders.

Qualifications

• A relevant tertiary qualification is preferred, but not mandatory.
• Ability to work within a highly complex service delivery area.
• Understanding of legislation, procedures, guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver day-to-day operations of the Post Sentence Branch.
• Provide strategic and authoritative advice to senior management and the Secretary.
• Give evidence in Court in respect of eligible offenders and support detention/supervision orders.

Education

Relevant tertiary qualification preferred

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC - Melbourne VIC

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we're looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We're all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we'd love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children's rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

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.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

We're proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Deliver the day-to-day operations of the Post Sentence Branch.
• Fixed term, Full time opportunity (18 months, Parental Leave backfill).
• VPS grade 5 - $116,413 - $140,849 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Assistant Manager to provide a critical role withing the Post Sentence Branch.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria operates Victoria's adult corrections system managing 11 public prisons, one transition centre, and overseeing three privately operated prisons. It ensures prisoners are safely and securely contained and aims to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

The Offender Services Division of Corrections Victoria is responsible for providing best practice interventions which aim to reduce the risk of reoffending including quality assurance systems for risk assessment and case management, offending behaviour programs, and transition and reintegration supports. The Offender Services Division has responsibility for the post-sentence supervision scheme and is also responsible for post sentence facilities.

The Post Sentence Branch, within the Offender Services Division of Corrections Victoria, provides central oversight and governance of the post sentence scheme and offenders subject to post sentence orders. The Serious Offenders Act 2018 sets out a civil, non-punitive scheme that provides for the ongoing supervision or detention of serious sex and/or serious violent offenders who have completed their sentence and pose an unacceptable risk of committing further relevant offences. Corrections Victoria's end-to-end management and delivery of services to serious offenders on post-sentence orders occurs through a multi-faceted governance and operating model.

About the Role

Responsible for the delivery of the day-to-day operations of the Post Sentence Branch, the Assistant Manager, Community Operations will be required to oversee the service functions of the Branch relating to the management of offenders subject to supervision orders. This role will also lead and guide others in the Post Sentence Branch as required.

Some of your duties will include:

• Manage and monitor operational service functions for the Post Sentence Branch and ensure these functions are consistent with the relevant legislation and associated operating procedures.
• Provide strategic and authoritative advice to senior management and the Secretary in the provision of high level reports, briefings, memos, recommendations and ministerial correspondence.
• Give evidence in Court in respect of eligible offenders, including those subject to Detention and Supervision Orders.

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:

• Proven ability to work within a highly complex service delivery area, preferably in relation to individuals with multiple and complex needs and/or within a legislative framework.
• Demonstrated capacity to understand and apply legislation, procedures, guidelines and policies to decision making.
• Demonstrated understanding of and/or experience in best practice case management to proactively manage the risk of complex individuals.

Qualifications/requirements

• A relevant tertiary qualification is preferred, but not mandatory.

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.