Prison Supervisor

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: $97,563 - $105,427

**Grade**:Cog3

**Occupation**:Prison and corrective services

**Location**:Melbourne - Western suburbs

**Reference**:VG/PS-PPP-JULY25

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?
- **Effectively manage staff to optimise workplace productivity whilst encouraging and supporting their personal and professional growth.**:

- ** Ongoing - full time opportunity**:

- ** Cog3: $97,563 - $105,427 plus superannuation**
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Prison Supervisor, to provide a critical role within Corrections Victoria.

**About the Business Unit**
- Corrections Victoria is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS).
- Corrections Victoria's vision is ‘Safer prisons, safer people, safer communities'. Our mission is to have ‘A safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions'.
- Port Phillip Prison (St Johns Subacute Unit) provides a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to individualised care which motivates, encourages and promotes reintegration into the community. Port Phillip has advanced technology which improves security, streamlines operations and enhances connections for the people in our care.

**About the Role**
- The Prison Supervisor manages the day-to-day functional needs of accommodation and/or security areas. They will be responsible for managing a team of custodial and non-custodial officers delivering a range of correctional services for which they will require strong people management skills. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement, and confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate staff. With highly developed communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills the Prison Supervisor leads and manages staff to achieve program and service outcomes in a multidisciplinary team and rehabilitative environment.
- Some of your duties will include:

- Lead and manage staff to ensure the safety and security of people in custody, staff, and visitors. This includes maintenance of the integrity of both the external and internal security of the facility, appropriate levels of surveillance and interaction within the facility, and monitoring staff for compliance with safety procedures.
- Direct and supervise teams conducting searches and escorts, surveillance, observing and assessing prisoner behaviour, operating a variety of security equipment, investigating, collating, and preparing reports, management of critical incidents and emergency management procedures.
- 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 ability to provide leadership in a correctional environment.
- Experience and skill in areas relevant to Correctional Delivery or statutory environment, management of staff and offender case management.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with staff, prisoners, and other service providers in the delivery of an integrated, whole of Justice approach to reducing re-offending.
- Qualifications
- Prior to commencement you will be required to obtain a current Statement of Attainment for the First Aid unit HLTAIDO11 Provide First Aid.
- A full and current Victorian driver's licence or a minimum P2 drive r's licence.
- Completion of the Prison Officer Pre-service Training or a willingness to undertake and complete the provided Prison Officer Pre-Service Training is required.
- Certificate III in Correctional Practice (Custodial) or similar is desirable.
- Certificate IV Training and Assessment is desirable.
- Prison Intelligence Unit (PIU) Supervisors will also require successful completion of the Corrections Victoria Intelligence Course or equivalent.

**How to Apply**

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
**CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT**:

- The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed