Utilise your expertise to provide support and advice to key stakeholders.

Ongoing Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service

Job Classification: Cog3: $97,563 - $105,427 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Prison Supervisor to provide a critical role at Corrections and Justice Services.

About the Business Unit

H.M. Prison Langi Kal Kal is a minimum-security men's protection prison located 140km 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

Prison Supervisors are responsible for the management of an area or the delivery of a specific function and may be required to be the officer in charge at the prison. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement, and confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate staff. With highly developed communication and negotiation and problem-solving skills the prison supervisor leads and manages staff to achieve program and service outcomes in a multidisciplinary team and rehabilitative workplace.

This multifaceted role encompasses human resource management, including performance management, coaching, and developing staff, OH&S; requirements, staff employment and training requirements and budget monitoring. An important facet of the Prison Supervisor role involves liaison with internal staff and external stakeholders and preparation of analytical and informed contributions to develop and deliver programs and processes.

Responsibilities

- Direct and supervise teams conducting searches and escorts, surveillance,



observing and assessing prisoner behaviour, operating a variety of security equipment, collating information, and preparing reports and managing critical incidents.
- Ensure compliance with prison and court procedures and develop, implement, reinforce, and review practice and procedures relating to offender management and security management.
- Lead working parties and reference groups and provide advice through written reports to senior management.
- Identify operational and services delivery deficiencies and develop and implement strategic solutions.
- Leading and managing staff to ensure the safety and security of prisoners, staff and visitors, including maintenance of the integrity of both the external and internal security of the facility, appropriate levels of surveillance and interaction within the facility, and monitoring staff for compliance with security and safety procedures.
- Train, supervise and support staff in all aspects of prison operations including prisoner assessment, case management, program and service knowledge and involvement, maintenance of qualified boundaries and contribution to prison security management and classification procedures.
- Deliver performance management and professional development guidance to custodial staff, taking responsibility for supervision and development of allocated team staff.

About you

Technical expertise and a demonstrated commitment to working with staff, prisoners, and other service providers in the delivery of an integrated, whole of Justice approach to reducing re-offending.

Qualifications and/or demonstrated experience and skill in areas relevant to correctional delivery, offender management and/or offender treatment.

Qualifications / Requirements

The successful applicant will be required to complete Prison Officer Pre‑Service Training on commencement if not previously completed.

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