Offender Services Supervisor

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $90,067 - $102,192

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: VG/3393C

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?
- **Utilise your leadership skills to manage the development and implementation of offender programs and oversee a team of program delivery staff**.
- **Ongoing opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.**:

- **VPS Grade 4: $90,067 - $102,192 plus superannuation.**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking an Offender Services Supervisor to provide a critical role at Melbourne Assessment Prison.

**About the business unit**

The Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP) is a maximum-security facility providing state-wide assessment and orientation services for all male prisoners received into the prison system and is located within the North West Metropolitan Area, Department of Justice. MAP consists of the prison, the custody facilities at the County, Supreme and Appeal Courts and holding cells at St Vincent's Hospital for prisoners requiring outpatient medical treatment.

The Offender Services Supervisor is a key role within the Offender Services team at the Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP). This team, led by the Offender Services Manager, is responsible for health and prisoner support services together with the development and delivery of a range of personal development programs. The unit comprises offender services and recreation staff.

**About the role**

The Offender Services Supervisor will be responsible for coordinating the range of programs delivered by members of the Offender Services team as well as overseeing and coordinating activities delivered by a variety of external contractors and community providers.

Some of your duties will include:

- In conjunction with the Offender Services Manager, manage the development, implementation and evaluation of offender programs according to current correctional philosophies, legislative requirements, prison policies and correctional standards.
- Manage a team of program delivery staff, program sessional and contractors ensuring efficient and effective delivery of programs and services which includes the provision of training, advice and support ensuring that staff undertake initial orientation training and ongoing security awareness training.
- Develop and implement quality control responsibilities for programs, including surveys, internal audits and various assessment strategies.

This position may require direct prisoner contact and may involve weekend and public holiday work, remunerated in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Determination.

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 people and stakeholder management
- Demonstrated understanding of transitional and reintegration issues and needs of prisoners
- Capacity to work collaboratively within a prison setting

**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 de