General Manager, Community Services

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $127,467 - $170,579

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: VG/DJ7477O

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 young people and recognises that young peoples’ 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?
- ** Lead a multidisciplinary team and be accountable for the delivery of integrated and streamlined community-based services**:

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

- **VPS Grade 6: $127,467 - $170,579 plus superannuation.**

**About us**

The North West Metropolitan area covers 14 local government areas, Banyule, Darebin, Hume, Melbourne, Moonee Valley, Moreland, Nillumbik, Whittlesea, and Yarra to the north, and Brimbank, Hobson's Bay, Maribyrnong, Melton, and Wyndham to the west.

**The opportunity**

The General Manager, Community Services oversees the Planning and Service Integration Unit (PSIU) leading a team of approximately 18 in the delivery of the North West Metropolitan Area's (NWMA) Consumer Affairs Victoria, Community Crime Prevention activities and other community-based programs and is accountable for the performance of these community-based services.

Some of your duties will include:

- Lead and manage regional staff responsible for the delivery of a range of justice services ensuring the continuous improvement of services delivered to the community.
- Lead the development of key regional strategies, including the regional business plan, to achieve the strategic goals and operational objectives of the area and the Department of Justice and Community Safety (department).
- Lead, influence and actively contribute to the development and implementation of identified service innovation and integration priorities and activities.

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 delivering community based statutory services.
- Demonstrated experience in operational service delivery across multiple teams over a large geographic region.

A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline would be highly regarded.

**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.

Prior to commencement of employment with the department you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19.

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 all doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

Acceptable evidence includes:

- **COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption 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.