Workforce Engagement Officer

2 days ago

Geelong, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

**Support the workforce engagement strategy to continually drive positive employee experiences.**:

- **Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity.**:

- **VPS Grade 3: $79,122 - $96,073 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a **Workforce Engagement Officer** to provide a critical role at Western Plains Correctional Centre.

**About the Business Unit**

Western Plains Correctional Centre is a modern, maximum-security prison focussed on rehabilitation, housing up to 1248 people in custody. Western Plains features multi-purpose infrastructure which is adaptable to the evolving needs of Corrections Victoria and the people in our care. Modern amenities include medical wards, a cultural centre, and vocational training facilities.

Western Plains provides a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to individualised care which motivates, encourages and promotes reintegration into the community. Western Plains has advanced technology which improves security, streamlines operations and enhances connections for the people in our care.

**About the Role**

The Workforce Engagement Officer is responsible for providing knowledge, innovative thinking, and creative solutions that support Western Plains Correctional Centre's key workforce and prison services function. The position provides expertise relating to identifying workforce capacity and capability with the aim of supporting the prison to meet its objectives now and into the future.

The position will support work that ensures the right employment types are recruited to, that the workforce has the appropriate skills and capabilities necessary for completing the work required and that sufficient onboarding and workforce management processes are in place for the effective and efficient operation of the facility. This will be achieved through collaboration with management, area specialists and operational staff as well as the use of data solutions.

Some of your duties will include:

- Support the creation, communication and ongoing maintenance of the employee engagement strategy to continually drive positive employee experiences.
- Build and foster relationships across business units to ensure employees are engaged and informed no matter where they work in the prison.
- Provide support and advice to managers in relation to organisational culture, values and other workforce engagement related 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:

- Relevant experience in a strategic human resources/staff engagement role would be desirable
- Demonstrated experience in providing corporate support services in government or large private sector organisations would be desirable.

**Qualifications/requirements**
- A qualification in human resource management would be desirable.

**How to Apply**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.

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