Lead, Correctional Practice & Staff Development

Department of Justice; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Justice and Community Safety seeks a Manager, Professional Practice to lead the Professional Practice Model at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. You will support staff through coaching, training and expert guidance, strengthening rehabilitation-focused approaches and professional judgement across the facility.

You will drive performance improvements, analyse practice data, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align with correctional frameworks and safety

Qualifications

• Experience applying evidence-based, trauma-informed and person-centred approaches.
• Ability to provide practice leadership and strategic guidance.
• Experience coaching, mentoring and facilitating professional development initiatives.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for improvement.
• Stakeholder engagement across diverse groups.

Responsibilities

• Leading the implementation and continuous improvement of the Professional Practice Model, ensuring contemporary, evidence-based correctional practice is embedded across the prison.
• Providing specialist advice, coaching and practice support to custodial staff and leaders to strengthen professional judgement, decision-making and rehabilitation-focused approaches.
• Designing and facilitating training, reflective learning activities and capability-building initiatives that enhance staff confidence, competence and effectiveness.
• Monitoring and analysing practice, performance and operational data to identify emerging trends, risks and opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive collaboration, share best practice and support strategic and operational objectives.
• Contributing to policy development, reform initiatives and organisational change activities that strengthen correctional practice and service delivery outcomes.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Trauma-informed approaches

Coaching and mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Education

Tertiary qualifications in psychology, social work, criminology or related disciplines

Training/teaching qualification

Certificate IV in Correctional Practice (CSC40120)

Job description

The Department of Justice and Community Safety seeks a Manager, Professional Practice to lead the Professional Practice Model at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre. You will support staff through coaching, training and expert guidance, strengthening rehabilitation-focused approaches and professional judgement across the facility.

You will drive performance improvements, analyse practice data, and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align with correctional frameworks and safety