Operations Manager

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:Cog4

**Occupation**: Administration/Secretarial

**Location**: Geelong

**Reference**: VG/1862968

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 Operations Manager (COG4) role_**:

- **Contribute to the ongoing strategic planning, implementation, and improvement of prison operations.**:

- **Ongoing, full-time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **COG 4 Salary: $107,737 - $131,457 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Operations Manager to provide a critical role at Western Plains Correctional Centre.

**About the Business Unit**

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 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**

The Operations Manager has responsibility for overseeing all aspects of day-to-day management of the prison whilst ensuring that all policies and procedures are followed. The Operations Manager will also be responsible for managing a team of custodial and non-custodial officers delivering a range of correctional services for which the incumbent will require superior leadership skills.

The role also involves the coordination of information and services to the various areas within the prison, and the ability to develop and implement new policies and procedures. The Operations Manager will also be required to identify and address issues concerning the prison, prisoners, and staff.

Some of your duties will include:

- Implement the development and delivery of services in new ways, using technology and innovation to shape the way the facility functions.
- Recruit and provide leadership and guidance to a new team, developing and maintaining a culture that supports rehabilitation and reflects the department's values and behaviours.
- Use operational knowledge to provide high level analysis and recommendations on emerging operational issues and trends.

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 commitment to working with staff, prisoners, and other service providers in the delivery of an integrated, whole of prison program approach to reducing re-offending.
- Experience at a senior level, including successfully managing teams, demonstrating leadership in collaborative environments, and working across teams and organisations to achieve outcomes.
- Knowledge of current legislative requirements pertaining to a correctional environment.
- An understanding of contemporary prisoner management and offender services practices.

**Qualifications**
- **A relevant qualification in social work, related human services discipline, criminal justice, criminology or with work experience in a related field is highly desirable.
- A full and current Victorian driver's licence or a minimum P2 driver's licence.

**Requirements**:

- The Operations Manager position is uniformed, and it is a requirement of the role to work daytime rosters and participate in Office in Charge Duty and on-call arrangements.
- Rosters will attract shift allowances in accordance with the provisions of the VPS Enterprise Agreement 2024.
- Applicants seeking part-time or flexible employment will be considered.
- There is a total smoking ban for all Victorian prisons; staff