Team Leader Operations

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / Ongoing

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $90,067 - $102,192

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: VG/DJ4006C

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 leadership skills to** **manage an operational team.**:

- **Ongoing, full-time role based in Melbourne.**:

- **VPS Grade 4: $90,067 - $102,192 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Team Leader Operations to provide a critical role within Corrections Victoria.

**About us**

The Sentence Calculation and Warrant Administration (SCWA) Unit within the Sentence Management Division is responsible for the processing of court orders, prisoner discharges and sentence calculation to ensure that prisoners are appropriately and accurately held or released in accordance with legislative requirements. The SCWA Unit is also responsible for coordinating core processes that support the attendance of prisoners at court in a timely manner.

**About the role**

Reporting to the Manager, SCWA, the Team Leader Operations is responsible and accountable for leading and managing an operational team of Records Officers in the delivery of the SCWA Unit business including the processing of warrants, discharges, gaol orders and sentence calculations in accordance with legislative requirements. The Team Leader is also responsible for ensuring operations are delivered in accordance with minimum standards of quality assurance set by Corrections Victoria Executive and management.

SCWA operates shifts on a roster basis, with coverage from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, Monday to Friday, and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturdays. This role requires shift work rostered within these hours. The employee will also be required for regular on-call duties.

Some of your duties will include:

- Effectively maintains accurate and up to date internal records and input sentence calculations into Corrections Victoria's information systems and databases as required.
- Provide support and guidance to Records Officers, SCWA unit, in order to develop their individual technical abilities and improve the overall competency level of the unit.

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

**About you**

**How to apply**

**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.

At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with **three doses** of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of **three doses** of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

Acceptable evidence includes:

- COVID-19 digital certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.