Supervisor, Offender Services

Location: Geelong

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

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

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DJCS/WPCCOSS25

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 ongoing full-time role**:

- **Oversee and coordinate offender services activities at Western Plains**:

- **Experience a dynamic and innovative workplace**:

- **Help shape operations for the future of corrections**
**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 also 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**

This role is part of Offender Services, a multidisciplinary team which works collaboratively to develop and deliver a range of programs and services for people in our care.

The Supervisor, Offender Services assists in the development of service models, policies, procedures and evaluations related to the delivery of effective offender programs. The role oversees procurement and provides advice to management on effective strategies to address prisoner needs.

With responsibility for daily coordination of Offender Services programs, you will lead team oversight of contractors and manage the efficient and effective delivery of day-to-day services. You will also assist with the welfare and diverse needs of people in care, adopting trauma-informed and therapeutic practices and create a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to service delivery.

The position may require direct contact with the people in custody at Western Plains and may require you to work flexible hours.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will:

- Possess demonstrated experience in managing transition and reintegration programs and services to diverse and special prisoner cohorts.
- Have the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams and a range of external stakeholders.
- Have prior experience managing resources including the allocation of staff, workloads and team-based responsibilities.

**The following is also desirable: -**
- A relevant tertiary qualification or proven track record in the delivery and coordination of reintegration and rehabilitation programs
- An understanding of operational procedures within a correctional services environment.

**How to apply**

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**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.