Supervisor, Executive Services

Location: Geelong

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: DJCS/9242

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.

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. Want to be part of it?
- **Join Victoria's brand-new correctional facility in an ongoing full-time role**:

- **Support the coordination and delivery of high-quality executive support services**:

- **Experience a dynamic and innovative workplace**:

- **Help shape operations for the future of corrections**

Western Plains Correctional Centre (Western Plains) is Victoria's newest maximum-security correctional facility, designed to house up to 1,248 people in custody.

Western Plains is a multi-purpose facility that adapts to the evolving needs of Corrections Victoria. It features purpose-built modern amenities including medical wards, a cultural centre and vocational training facilities. It also utilises cutting-edge technology to keep the facility secure, allowing staff to focus on supporting the rehabilitation of people in custody.

Western Plains will open mid-2025 and Corrections Victoria are now recruiting key roles to help shape the future operations of the facility.

**About the role**

As part of the Workforce and Prison Services (WPS) team, the Executive Services team is dedicated to delivering essential corporate and ancillary services support to prison operational teams and prisoners.

The Supervisor, Executive Services will be responsible for leading a small team of Executive Services Officers, managing performance to ensure delivery of critical priority projects. This role operates within a complex legislative framework and preparation of policies, reports and briefs will be a key output of this position.

Liaising with multiple stakeholders both within and external to Corrections Victoria, the Supervisor - Executive Services will be responsible for researching and responding to various Ombudsman requests, prisoner correspondence and represent the prison as required at various forums.

In addition, this role will be responsible for contributing to business planning and risk management activities, as well as preparing high level documentation of a complex and sensitive nature for the prison's executive leadership team.

**To be successful in this role, you will**:

- Demonstrate a proven ability to plan, monitor and deliver service development projects within a legislative framework.
- Possess expertise in the preparation of key policies, reports and high-level complex briefs.
- Show leadership capability through strong communication skills to effectively maintain a high performing team and ensure delivery of quality complex work within a highly regulated framework.

**Qualifications**

Relevant project management, policy and/or legal qualifications or equivalent experience would be desirable.

**How to Apply**

**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

**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.