Vocational Programs Facilitator

4 days ago


Mount Alexander, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time

Utilise your administration expertise to provide support and advice to Tarrengower Prison
- Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 3: $73,842 - $89,661 plus superannuation.

About the business unit
Corrections Victoria (CV) is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety and is responsible for the management of prisons and community correctional services in Victoria. Corrections Victoria operates Victoria's adult corrections system, including prisons and Community Correctional Services (CCS). It ensures prisoners are safely and securely contained and aims to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.
Tarrengower is a minimum-security prison accommodating up to 72 female offenders and is situated 2 kms from Maldon in Central Victoria. Tarrengower's emphasis is on release preparation and community reintegration through the provision of programs within a rehabilitative environment. Tarrengower emphasises the principles of a healthy prison where children can be accommodated with their mothers ensuring the family unit is maintained and developed. Tarrengower strongly recognises cultural diversity, respecting individual religious, spiritual, and cultural beliefs.
The role of the Offender Services Team is to prepare prisoners for release and to enhance post release opportunities through integrated on the job training, targeted educational opportunities and personal development programs and activities.
About the role
Reporting to the Offender Services Supervisor, the Vocational Programs Facilitator will provide administrative and organisational support to Offender Services by identifying program and vocational delivery requirements, and scheduling programs in consultation with internal and external staff, stakeholders and prisoners. The Vocational Programs Facilitator will also be responsible for managing a range of projects and identifying new initiatives.

**Some of your duties will include**:

- Providing support to people in prison undertaking distance education in alignment with the Department's Distance Education Framework.
- Facilitating external permit activity for women nearing release to enhance vocational outcomes.
- Assisting in the development, implementation and evaluation of prisoner programs suitable for diverse and complex prisoner groups, including mothers who have their children residing with them in prison.
- Providing appropriate support, supervision, guidance and direction to prisoner groups.
- Managing, directing and completing program projects.

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**:

- A demonstrated understanding of the transitional issues facing women in custody when preparing to return to the community.
- A demonstrated aptitude for engaging individuals with complex and diverse needs.
- The understanding of or a strong ability to gain an understanding of tertiary education institutions.

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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