Professional Practice Lead - Corrections

Department of Justice and Community Safety; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 116,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Job summary

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, is seeking a Manager, Professional Practice at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne. The role leads the Professional Practice Model, coaches teams, and drives evidence-based correctional practice to improve safety and rehabilitation outcomes.

Reporting to Corrections Victoria, you will guide strategic directions, develop staff capability, and foster a positive prison culture through coaching, training, and data-driven practice improvements.

Qualifications

• Evidence-based, trauma-informed and person-centred approaches to support rehabilitation.
• Strong ability to provide practice leadership, expert advice and strategic guidance within a complex operational environment.
• Proven experience developing capability through coaching, mentoring, training and the facilitation of professional development initiatives.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret information, identify opportunities for improvement and deliver practical solutions.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with a demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and achieve outcomes across diverse groups.
• Experience leading or contributing to strategic projects, service improvement initiatives and organisational reform activities.
• A sound understanding of contemporary correctional practice, the Correctional Practice Framework and broader justice system priorities would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of the Professional Practice Model across the prison.
• Provide specialist advice, coaching and practice support to custodial staff and leaders.
• Design and facilitate training and capability-building activities for staff development.
• Monitor and analyse practice, performance and data to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders to drive collaboration and outcomes.
• Contribute to policy development and organisational reform initiatives.

Skills

Evidence-based practice

Trauma-informed

Person-centred approaches

Stakeholder engagement

Coaching & mentoring

Analytical skills

Strategic guidance

Change management

Education

Psychology-related degree

Social work

Criminology

Human services

Training/education qualifications

Job description

Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria, is seeking a Manager, Professional Practice at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in Melbourne. The role leads the Professional Practice Model, coaches teams, and drives evidence-based correctional practice to improve safety and rehabilitation outcomes.

Reporting to Corrections Victoria, you will guide strategic directions, develop staff capability, and foster a positive prison culture through coaching, training, and data-driven practice improvements.