Education Supervisor

**Support the implementation of the Education and Training Strategy**:

- **Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Education Supervisor to provide a critical role within Corrections Victoria.

**About the Business Unit**

Marngoneet Correctional Centre and Karreenga Annex is a medium security facility that houses a mix of sentenced and remand men 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 men in custody safely, securely and humanely, focusing on the individual needs of the men with the aim of providing a successful transition back into the community or on their continued journey through the prison system. The facility has a strong focus on achieving positive outcomes and provides a range of engaged services. Our highly skilled workforce provides supervision and case management and are dedicated to enhancing opportunities to strengthen prisoner pathways.

Corrections Victoria (CV) is responsible for the management and funding arrangements relating to the delivery of education and training in Victorian prisons. The Prisoner Employment Pathway Framework supports a whole of system integrated approach to education and training. The aim it so increase ex-prisoner employment prospects and access to other socio-economic opportunities which will ultimately contribute to a reduction in the rate at which ex-prisoners reoffend.

Corrections Victoria (CV)is responsible for the engagement of public TAFE providers to deliver a range of accredited education and training programs for prisoners, including courses such as adult basic education, hospitality, engineering, construction, horticulture. The range of vocational education and training offered within prisons is targeted to areas of skills shortage in the community, which provide ex-prisoners with better opportunities to gain meaningful employment upon release.

**About the Role**

The Education Supervisor will assist with the implementation of the Prisoner Employment Pathway Framework through a range of education and training related support, co-ordination and planning services for prisoners engaging in VET, on-the-job training, and distance education. They will service a location or multiple locations with a focus on the day-to-day operations of these locations. Understanding issues affecting the participation of prisoners in education and training is a core part of the role, and the Education Supervisor will provide leadership in addressing such issues.

Some of your duties will include:

- Responsible for monitoring and reporting on the prison's compliance with the relevant service delivery outcome requirements and identifying and resolving any issues relating to non-compliance.
- Negotiate with and manage education providers to deliver services in accordance with contractual obligations and resolve service delivery issues where required.
- Develop, implement, and manage local prison processes to maximise opportunities for prisoner participation in VET, and identify and introduce process improvements where required.
- Deliver and manage distance education support services to prisoners and coordinate assessments regarding prisoners capacity to participate in distance education.

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 experience in the coordination of operational service delivery across a variety of business units and program areas, including service performance monitoring and reporting.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience within an education environment.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience within a correctional services environment

**Qualifications/requirements**
- Demonstrated experience in the coordination of operational service delivery across a variety of business units and program areas, including service performance monitoring and reporting (Desirable).
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience within an education environment (Desirable).
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience within a correctional services environment (Desirable).

**How to Apply**

**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