Industry Supervisor

Location: North West Region | Loddon

Job type: Full time / 12 months

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $94,720 - $102,356

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: VG/6378-DEC24

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?
- ** Utilise your communication and negotiation skills to lead and manage industry staff to achieve program and service outcomes in a multidisciplinary team and rehabilitative environment.**:

- **Full Time, Fixed-Term (parental leave backfill) opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.**:

- **Cog 3: $94,721 -$102,356 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Industry Supervisor to provide a critical role at Loddon Mallee Region Prisons.

**About the Business Unit**

Corrections Victoria is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). Corrections Victoria's vision is ‘Safer prisons, safer people, safer communities'. Our mission is to have ‘A safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions'.

Located at Castlemaine, Loddon Prison is a 477 bed medium-security facility for sentenced male individuals. Adjacent to Loddon Prison is Middleton, a 236 bed restricted minimum-security facility for sentenced male individuals. The focus of both prisons is rehabilitation via individual case management, employment, education, training and the provision of programs and targeted interventions to address offending behaviour and promote the development of prosocial behaviour.

**About the Role**

The Industry Supervisor reports directly to the Industry Manager for all production, quality, and other requirements, while ensuring industry and services are aligned to LEAN methodologies and Industry Management Manual. This multifaceted role encompasses human resource management, coaching and developing staff and prisoners, Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) requirements, E.E.O. legislation responsibilities, training requirements, budget & procurement monitoring.

An important facet of their role involves liaison with internal staff & external stakeholders and preparation of analytical and informed contributions to develop and deliver programs and processes.

Custodial duties involve direction in conducting searches, surveillance, observing and assessing prisoner behaviour, operating a variety of security and industrial equipment, collating information, and preparing reports and management of critical incidents. Prison Industry Supervisors have a significant role to play in ensuring compliance with prison and prison industry procedures, as per Industry Management Manual (IMM) and particularly with Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) issues.

A prison Industry Supervisor plays an integral role in developing, implementing, reinforcing, and reviewing practice and procedures relating to offender management and security management and implementation of offender management plans. They actively lead working parties and reference groups and provide advice through written reports to senior management.

As an Industry Supervisor, some of your duties will include:

- Supervising the operational aspects of Loddon / Middleton Industries, to achieve commercial production whilst maintaining professional relationships with suppliers, maintaining control of stock, materials, financial records and providing an industry model of trade training and assessing environment with the prisoners & staff.
- Leading and managing staff in Loddon / Middleton Industries to ensure the safety and security of individuals, staff and visitors. This includes appropriate levels of surveillance and interaction within the facility, and monitoring for compliance with security and occupational health and safety procedures (OHS) & Procurement.
- Training, supervising and supporting staff in all aspects of prison industry operations including training and assessment, case management, program & service knowledge and involveme