Manager, Medium Security Prisons

Corrections Victoria; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 143,000 - 191,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Mental health and wellbeing support

Relocation allowances

Job summary

Corrections Victoria in Melbourne seeks a Manager, Medium Security Prisons to lead integrated clinical services, supervise a multidisciplinary team and drive performance against service targets. The role offers hybrid work options and a strong focus on evidence-based practice.

The successful candidate will oversee budgeting, staff development and strategic guidance, aligning with departmental policy and stakeholder priorities while contributing to research and improvements in offender

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in leading integrated clinical services for complex client populations.
• Experience in managing performance, KPIs, and budgets within a corrections context.
• Tertiary qualification in forensic/clinical/criminology desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage integrated clinical service delivery within the service portfolio.
• Provide strategic leadership and supervision to the team to promote best practice.
• Oversee outcomes against KPIs and service delivery targets.
• Ensure alignment with policy, guidelines, and stakeholder priorities.
• Lead HR budget oversight and staff development activities.
• Represent the service area in committees and external forums.

Skills

Offending behaviour assessment

Leadership

Service delivery management

Complex case management

Stakeholder engagement

Interdisciplinary team leadership

Policy compliance

Research & education

Education

Tertiary qualification in forensic/clinical/criminology

Job description

Empower people and elevate your career – join Forensic Intervention Services.

• Enjoy world-classtraining and wellbeing support.
• Flexible home and on-site working arrangements
• Earn $142,790 – $191,084 (VPS6) per year plus super.

FIS provides evidence-based screening, assessment and intervention services for individuals in custody and the community. We focus on areas such as violent and sexual offending, restorative justice, violent extremism and family violence.

The Manager, Medium Security Prisons is accountable for the delivery of integrated clinical services within their service portfolio area and manages performance, service targets, resources, quality assurance and staffing within an allocated budget and according to program guidelines.

This is the perfect opportunity if you're looking to expand your expertise, enjoy a more dynamic role or leave a lasting influence in a progressive field.

In addition to compelling work, we offer:

• flexible work options
• mental health and wellbeing support
• annual leadership forums and conferences
• professional registration funding
• relocation allowances for eligible candidates

What you'll do

As the Manager, Medium Security Prisons you will:

• Lead and manage integrated clinical service delivery and business service aspects within their service portfolio area.
• Provide strategic advice, leadership and professional supervision to the team, developing and maintaining a culture that supports best practice.
• Manage and oversight adherence with Key Performance Indicators, service targets and service delivery outcomes in relation to the delivery of screening, assessments, management and interventions offered to people who use our service in the service portfolio area.
• Ensure integrated service delivery is in alignment with departmental policy, program guidelines, legal, stakeholder and operational priorities.
• Manage individual staff and team performance, developmental training opportunities, supervision and quality assurance processes.
• Oversee and monitor the human resources budget and other funding associated with the delivery of integrated clinical services within their service portfolio area.
• Lead ongoing service and quality improvements of the team to ensure continued alignment with service standards and evidence-based practice.
• Provide authoritative advice and leadership on emerging issues and trends, providing high-level guidance to senior managers and relevant external and internal stakeholders in relation to the treatment of relevant people who use our service.
• Provide expert advice and consultation in relation to the development, implementation and evaluation of integrated clinical services.
• Provide high level expert advice to internal and external stakeholders on a range of strategic and service user management issues.
• Lead complex and sensitive negotiations with stakeholders in relation to the delivery of specialist services to relevant people who use our service.
• Actively contribute to the ongoing research and education on the best practice assessment and intervention for offence-specific services.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of business excellence and strategies for Corrections Victoria.
• Attend, participate and represent the service area in a range of internal, inter-departmental and external agencies committees, forums and conferences.

Technical Expertise

• Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in offending behaviour assessment and interventions.
• Demonstrated experience in providing leadership within a highly complex service delivery area, preferably in relation to clients with multiple and complex needs and/or within a legislative framework.
• Demonstrated understanding and operational knowledge of the corrections system and key issues impacting Corrections Victoria.
• Demonstrated expertise in complex service delivery management, oversight and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of the nature of, and contemporary literature in relation to, forensic interventions.
• Experience leading a multidisciplinary team of service delivery staff.
• Sound knowledge of the Regional and Departmental administrative and management processes.
• Understanding of working within a matrix management environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in the implementation, management and monitoring of complex frontline services.
• Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline such as forensic, clinical or criminology is desirable.

To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the attached position description.

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce – we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.

We're proud of our individual differences. We're proud of the many languages we speak and the stories we can share with each other. We hope you will share your story too.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is continually working towards increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) workforce. The Aboriginal Employment Team aims to attract, recruit and retain Aboriginal staff across all our roles. This support includes a culturally appropriate attraction and recruitment process. To learn more, email [e-mail]

Applications close 22 September 2026.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening.Dependenton the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, driverslicencechecks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

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 recognisedand 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.