Prison Supervisor

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC; Geelong; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Geelong VIC is seeking a Prison Supervisor to provide leadership in a maximum-security environment at Barwon Prison. You will manage daily operations in accommodation and security areas, leading a multidisciplinary team to deliver correctional services and programs.

The role requires strong leadership, communication and HR skills, with responsibilities including staff development, performance management and ensuring safety standards across all

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership within a correctional environment.
• Commitment to working with staff and people in prison to reduce re-offending.
• Experience in correctional service delivery including staff supervision and operational security practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational needs of accommodation and security areas.
• Use communication, negotiation, problem-solving and leadership to manage a team delivering correctional services.
• Oversee HR functions including performance management, coaching and staff development.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Staff supervision

Case management

Operational security

Education

Victorian driver’s licence

Prison Officer Pre-service Training

Certificate III in Correctional Practice (Custodial)

Certificate IV Training and Assessment

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

PIMS

e-Justice

Centurion

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Geelong VIC

• Lead and manage staff to ensure the safety and security of people in prison, staff and visitors.
• Ongoing, full time opportunity.
• Working in a security post that operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Prison Supervisor to provide a critical role at Barwon 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.

HM Prison Barwon is a maximum-security prison located 6km north-west of Lara, 20km from the centre of Geelong and about 70km from Melbourne and is part of the Barwon Southwest Regional structure. It is Victoria's major maximum-security prison for sentenced male prisoners. The prison officially opened in January 1990 and currently houses up to 416 men in custody, including high security, long term management, protection (including specialist protection), general mainstream (maximum security) and medium security prisoners.

About the Role

• manage the day-to-day operational needs of accommodation and/or security areas
• use strong communication, negotiation, problem-solving and leadership skills, along with sound judgement and confident decision making, to manage and supervise a team in delivering a range of correctional services within a multidisciplinary, rehabilitative environment.
• oversee human resource functions including performance management, coaching, mentoring and the professional development of staff, as well as understanding occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, legislative responsibilities, recruitment and training requirements
• play an integral role in developing, implementing, reinforcing, and reviewing practice and procedures relating to the management and security of people in prison
• actively lead working parties and reference groups, take responsibility for additional portfolios, participate in forums or committees and provide advice through written reports to senior management.

Some of your duties will include:

• Oversee, lead and participate as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team, providing quality assurance to ensure the effective management of operational areas, with a key focus on the delivery of correctional services and programs.
• Foster an environment that creates and sustains a positive, safe and healthy workplace culture.
• Train, supervise and support staff across all aspects of prison operations including assessment of people in prison, case management, program participation, service delivery, maintaining professional boundaries and contribution to prison security management and classification procedures.

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:

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership within a correctional environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with staff, people in prison, and other service providers to reducing re-offending.
• Experience in correctional service delivery, including staff supervision, case management and operational security practices.
• 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).

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.
• Certificate III in Correctional Practice (Custodial) or similar (desirable).
• Certificate IV Training and Assessment (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.