Offender Management Supervisor

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria; Geelong; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria seeks an Offender Management Supervisor at Western Plains Correctional Centre. This ongoing full-time role leads offender management within a correctional framework, guiding staff and ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.

The position focuses on embedding best-practice practices, fostering culture change, and building internal/external relationships to achieve safety and rehabilitation outcomes.

Qualifications

• Completion of Prison Pre-Service Training.
• Certificate IV in Correctional Practice (desirable).
• Demonstrated knowledge of Correctional practice framework.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in a prison environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement offender management initiatives and processes at Western Plains, including contributing to the promotion of positive culture change within the organisation.
• Mentor and train custodial supervisors in offender management practices including case planning, motivating staff compliance with case management and monitoring progress of prisoners on their case load.
• Develop and implement strategies for quality assurance and continuous improvement in the execution of offender management initiatives.

Skills

Leadership in prison environment

Correctional practice framework

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Prison Pre-Service Training

Certificate IV in Correctional Practice

Job description

About This Role

• Utilise your leadership expertise and knowledge of Correctional practice framework to support Corrections Victoria.
• Ongoing, Full time opportunity.
• Cog grade 3: $100,490 - $108,590 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Offender Management Supervisor to provide a critical role at Western Plains Correctional Centre.

About The Business Unit

Western Plains Correctional Centre is a modern, maximum-security prison focussed on rehabilitation, housing up to 1248 people in custody. Western Plains features multi-purpose infrastructure which is adaptable to the evolving needs of Corrections Victoria and the people in our care. Modern amenities include medical wards, a cultural centre, and vocational training facilities.

Western Plains provides a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to individualised care which motivates, encourages and promotes reintegration into the community. Western Plains has advanced technology which improves security, streamlines operations and enhances connections for the people in our care.

Western Plains operates with three primary service teams: Workforce and Prison Services, Communities, and Safety and Operational Service which collaboratively deliver comprehensive services for people in our care, safety management, and corporate services. Through its innovative design and service model, Western Plains aims to create a thriving environment conducive to safety and positive behavioural change.

About The Role

The offender management supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the Correctional practice framework is embedded at Western Plans, the offender management supervisor will promote best practice case management, provides advise and direction regarding all aspects of offender management. The offender management supervisor establishes effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure that the prison achieves its objectives.

Some Of Your Duties Will Include

• Implement offender management initiatives and processes at Western Plans, including contributing to the promotion of positive culture change within the organisation.
• Mentor and train custodial supervisors in offender management practices including case planning, motivating staff compliance with case management and monitoring progress of prisoners on their case load.
• Develop and implement strategies for quality assurance and continuous improvement in the execution of offender management initiatives.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated knowledge of Correctional practice framework.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in a prison environment.

Qualifications/requirements

• Completion of Prison Pre-Service Training.
• Certificate IV in Correctional Practice (desirable).

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.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include reference checks, nationally coordinated criminal history checks (NCCHC), and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).