Manager, Rostering and Attendance

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

**Salary**: $113,022 - $124,884

**Grade**:VPS 5

**Occupation**:Prison and corrective services

**Location**:Melbourne - Northern suburbs

**Reference**:DJCS/1878753

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 Youth Justice Precinct at Parkville.**:

- ** Manage rostering and deployment of staff across the Precinct.**:

- ** Contribute to improving the outcomes of young people's futures.**
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety (Youth Justice) is responsible for the statutory supervision of young people in the criminal justice system in Victoria focusing on prevention, diversion, and early intervention as the most effective and fiscally responsible ways of reducing youth crime.
- Youth Justice Custodial Services aim to engage young people in change by addressing their offending behaviour and equipping them with the skills required for positive community participation, within a safe and secure environment. Youth Justice Custodial Services is focused on a genuine therapeutic environment driven by relationships and based on an integrated model of care and reformed approach to programs and services.

**The**opportunity**
- Ongoing, full-time position based at Parkville.
- VPS 5.1 role: $113,022 - $124,884 per year plus super.
- Manage and support a team of rostering and attendance staff in day-to-day duties and contribute to the performance and development of each staff member within the team.
- Manage staffing levels to ensure effective deployment and rostering of staff across several facilities.
- Analyse operational and client activities and provide high level advice regarding staffing numbers, team composition and shift arrangements.
- Develop and implement necessary procedures and internal work practices to support the centralised rostering function, ensuring transparency of practice

**To be successful in this role you will have experience using Time Target or a similar rostering system is desirable.**
- You will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) to be maintained by the employee for the period of employment.
- A current driver's licence is required due to the need to work across different locations
- To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the position description._

**What's in it for you?**
- You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.
- There are many advantages in working for the department, including:

- ** Job stability** - position as a member of the Victorian Public Service (VPS).
- ** A fair salary**- enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
- ** Transparent performance framework**- approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
- ** Generous leave entitlements**- provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
- ** Employee Assistance Program support** - you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.

**Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.**
- For Aboriginal Designated and Prioritised positions, a Certificate of Aboriginality (CoA) will be required prior to an offer of employment being made_
- We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways we do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce - we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increas