Offender Services Supervisor

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Mildura; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Mildura VIC is seeking an Offender Services Supervisor to coordinate psycho-educational programs and oversee vocational and transitional initiatives at Tarrengower Prison. The role involves direct prisoner contact and may require weekend work in line with VPS Agreement.

You will support program development, evaluation, and ensure engagement with women in custody, coordinating services to reduce re-offending and aid reintegration into the community.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating prison-based programs (highly desirable).
• Ability to facilitate and coordinate prison-based programs.
• Experience in behavioural management within a correctional setting.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate psycho-educational skills-based programs.
• Manage the delivery of vocational and transitional programs.
• Provide oversight of the distance education program under guidance of Offender Services Manager.
• Contribute to case consultation and resolve issues related to program participation and attendance.

Skills

Program coordination

Case consultation

Behavioural management

Engagement & attendance

Education

Tertiary qualification in human services

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Mildura 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?

• Utilise your experience in the coordination of individual and group programs and interventions.
• Ongoing, full time opportunity.
• VPS grade 4 – Salary plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Offender Services Supervisor to provide a critical role at Tarrengower Prison.

About the Business Unit

Tarrengower is a minimum-security prison accommodating up to 62 female offenders and is situated 2 kms from Maldon in Central Victoria. Tarrengower's emphasis is on release preparation and community reintegration through the provision of programs within a rehabilitative environment. Tarrengower emphasises the principles of a healthy prison where children can be accommodated with their mothers ensuring the family unit is maintained and developed. Tarrengower strongly recognises cultural diversity, respecting individual religious, spiritual, and cultural beliefs

About the Role

The Offender Services Supervisor will be a suitably experienced individual with training and experience in the coordination of individual and group programs and interventions. The role will involve the sourcing and coordinating of services and psycho-educational skills-based programs to meet the needs of the women in custody. All programs delivered aim to reduce the risk of re-offending by assisting offenders to develop key skills to support their reintegration into the community. The Offender Services Supervisor will also have a role in case consultation, behavioural management, and resolving issues concerned with program participation/engagement and attendance, in consultation with the Case Management Review Committee at the location and other key stakeholders as required.

The Offender Services Supervisor role is to assist in development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based programs, according to current correctional philosophies, legislative requirements, prison policies and correctional standards. The role involves direct prisoner contact and may involve occasional weekend and public holiday work, in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Agreement

Some of your duties will include:

• Coordinate psycho-educational skills-based programs.
• Manage the delivery of vocational and transitional programs.
• Provide oversight of the supported distance education program under the guidance of the Offender Services Manager.

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:

• Knowledge of and experience in dealing with the limitations imposed on people in a correctional environment.
• Demonstrated experience in both facilitating and coordinating prison-based programs (highly desirable).

Qualifications/requirements

• A relevant tertiary qualification in the human services, or welfare fields is desirable.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.

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.