Operations Manager

Department of Justice and Community Safety; Shire of Northern Grampians; On-site; AUD 111,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety in Victoria is seeking an Operations Manager to lead day-to-day prison operations at Langi Kal Kal Prison, overseeing security, compliance, and policy implementation. The role offers a full-time, ongoing position with a Cog grade 4 salary of $110,969 to $135,401 plus superannuation, and requires senior leadership experience within a correctional setting.

Candidates will collaborate with Corrections Victoria to deliver safe, secure outcomes, including

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership within a correctional environment.
• Experience leading teams and collaborating across organisations to deliver outcomes.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and procedure relating to Corrections Victoria.

Responsibilities

• Manage the prison's day-to-day operations, including oversight of security, compliance and OHS.
• Develop, manage, and ensure quality of custodial processes including case management and movement control.
• Contribute to budgeting, finance, HR and OHS compliance oversight to optimise resources.

Skills

Leadership

Correctional environment

Team collaboration

Budget & HR awareness

Policy compliance

Job description

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.

• Utilise your leadership skills and knowledge of correctional environments.
• Ongoing, Full-time opportunity.
• Cog grade 4: $110,969 - $135,401 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Operations Manager to provide A critical leadership role at Langi Kal Kal Prison.

About the Business Unit Corrections Victoria (CV) operates Victoria's adult prison, post-sentence and community corrections systems. Its vision is for Safer Prisons, Safer People, Safer Communities. Corrections Victoria's mission is to create a safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions. We take a modern approach to correctional services, providing people with best practice interventions to reduce their risk of reoffending. All of our work supports community safety.

H.M. Prison Langi Kal Kal is a minimum-security men's protection prison located 140klm west of Melbourne at Trawalla. The prison's primary purpose is to prepare male prisoners for transition, reintegration, and release. As a working farm with eight separate industries, there is a strong focus on employment, training, and work readiness.

About the Role

Some of your duties will include:

• Manage the prison's day-to-day prison operations, including oversight of security, operational compliance and implementation of policies, strategies, programs, and OHS.
• Develop, manage, and ensure the quality of custodial processes including case management, movement control, operation of security equipment, reception and discharge, escorts, visitors and visits, urinalysis, searching, security procedures, disciplinary issues and chair hearings and Case Management Review Committees.
• Contribute to the management team's oversight of budget, finance, HR, and OHS compliance requirements, supporting effective prioritisation and optimal use of resources.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership within a correctional environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with staff, people in prison, and other service providers to reduce re-offending.
• Senior-level experience leading teams and working collaboratively across teams and organisations to deliver outcomes.
• Knowledge of, and the ability to apply relevant legislation, policy and procedure relating to Corrections Victoria and the management of its prison facilities.
• Computer skills, including experience with the Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to learn and use internal systems is highly desirable (e.g. PIMS, e-Justice, Centurion).
• An understanding of contemporary prisoner management and offender services practices.

Qualifications/requirements

• A full and current Victorian driver's licence or a minimum P2 driver's licence.
• Completion of the Prison Officer Pre-service Training or a willingness to undertake and complete the provided Prison Officer Pre-Service Training is required.

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).

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.