Education Supervisor

Location: Geelong

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: DJCS/9243

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?
- **Western Plains Correctional Centre opens mid-2025 and Corrections Victoria are now recruiting key roles.**:

- **Supporting 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: $95,102 - $107,905 plus superannuation.**:

- **Relocation support may be available for the successful applicant.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Education Supervisor 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.

The Vocational Services Team consists of three key portfolios - industries, education and programs. The role of the team is to prepare prisoners for release and to enhance post release employment opportunities through prisoner employment, integrated job training, targeted educational opportunities, personal development programs and activities.

**About the Role**

The Education Supervisor is responsible for the management and delivery of education specific functions within the Education & Programs and Industries areas, under the guidance of the Manager, Vocational Services.

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. 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**:

- Coordinate and support the operational relationship between education providers and prison program areas, prison education areas, prison industries and other key stakeholders
- Monitor the implementation of prisoner learning plans and ensure prisoners' learning pathways are managed throughout their sentence.
- Establish and coordinate local performance reporting processes, including analysing data and preparing reports and briefings to relevant prison and CV senior staff on the delivery of education and training where required.
- Deliver and manage distance education support services to prisoners and coordinate assessments regarding an individual's 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:

- Manages teams effectively in complex situations, providing clear direction, advice and necessary support in day-to-day work and in developing and implementing new processes and procedures
- 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 of Vocational Education Training (VET) and its role in education and employment.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience within a correctional services en