Prison Intelligence Officer

**Work with all members of the prison towards ensuring the safety and security of prisoners, staff, and visitors**:

- **Ongoing - full time opportunity**:

- **Cog2B: $83,288 - $95,778 plus superannuation**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Prison Intelligence Officer to provide a critical role within Hopkins Correctional Centre.

**About the Business Unit**

Corrections Victoria Intelligence Service (CVIS) is the overarching intelligence service for Corrections Victoria (CV) and its stakeholders, and forms part of the Security and Emergency Services Group, which is located at the Metropolitan Remand Centre at Middle Road, Ravenhall. Presently, the CVIS comprises the primary intelligence unit known as the Corrections Victoria Intelligence Unit (CVIU) and intelligence officers located at the twelve public and two private prison facilities in Victoria.

Hopkins Correctional Centre is a medium security prison located in Western Victoria housing up to 798 people. The prison takes a multi-disciplinary approach that promotes active participation in activities structured to assist with rehabilitation and reintegration back to community at end of sentence.

**About the Role**

The position of Corrections Intelligence Officer (Prisons) (CIOP) falls within the CVIS and its primary role and purpose is to provide a centrally located and identifiable focal point within the prison facility for all intelligence related matters.

The position was created to assist prison management in maintaining the security, good order and management of prison facilities by gathering, recording, analysing and disseminating information in order to prevent prisoner escapes, prevent the introduction and usage of contraband within prisons, and to identify possible prisoner incidents/unrest.

As a CIOP, you would be expected, under limited supervision, to contribute to the collection, collation, recording and analysis of particular information available to the prison intelligence unit, and develop this information for presentation to management, and for distribution to authorised persons/external agencies.

Some of your duties will include:

- Work with all members of the prison towards ensuring the safety and security of prisoners, staff, and visitors.
- Under limited supervision, collect, collate, record, and assess information from all available prison sources, and disseminate intelligence product to authorised parties in a timely manner.
- Assist the Prison Intelligence Analyst to collate and analyse all available information and disseminate intelligence product to authorised parties in a timely manner.

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 knowledge and experience with the operation of the prisoner telephone system, prisoner mail, and prisoner visit lists.

**Qualifications**:

- Victorian Prison Officer Pre-Service training or willingness to complete.

**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.