Senior Prison Officer

• Job Function: Prison and Corrective Services
• Work Type: Ongoing - full time

• Senior Prison Officers take a lead role within custodial teams, coaching, mentoring, and supporting Prison Officers.
• Ongoing, Full-Timeopportunities to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.

About Us:

Marngoneet Correctional Centre and Karreenga Annex is a medium security facility that houses a mix of sentenced and remand people in our care and is located 6km north-west of Lara, 20km from the centre of Geelong and about 70km from Melbourne. The role of the facility is to contain people in our care safely, securely and humanely, focusing on the individual needs of the people in our care with the aim of providing a successful transition back into the community or on their continued journey through the prison system.

About the Role:

Senior Prison Officers take a lead role within custodial teams, coaching, mentoring, and supporting prison officers. A Senior Prison Officers' role encompasses a range of teamwork, case management, custodial and security responsibilities. Senior Prison Officers can be responsible for the day-to-day management of prison accommodation and/or security areas/posts. The Senior Prison Officer must have the ability to manage the day-to-day operations of a team of Prison Officers and the case management of more complex or difficult offenders.

Some of your other duties will include:

• Contributing to creating and sustaining a positive and healthy workforce culture built on solid values, professional excellence, and teamwork, including being accountable for your continued professional development.
• Maintaining a healthy and safe workplace by acting immediately upon the receipt of any bullying, discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, or inappropriate behaviour complaint, report, or observation.
• Preparing assessments and providing advice and recommendation to prison-based committees and participate in programs and a variety of activities for people in our care and the prison.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You:

As an ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in a correctional environment.
• Experience and skill in areas relevant to Correctional Delivery or statutory environment, management of staff and offender case management.
• Knowledge of, and the ability to apply relevant legislation, policy and procedure relating to Corrections Victoria and the management of its prison facilities.

Qualifications:

• A full and current Victorian 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 is desirable.
• Certificate IV Training and Assessment is desirable.

How to Apply:

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

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.

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.