Regional General Manager

Location: North West Region | Loddon

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $134,593 - $180,115

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DJCS/5047_SEP24

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?
- ** Rare opportunity to lead and influence daily operations across a number of CCS locations within the Loddon Mallee Region**:

- **Support the delivery of best practice case management and promote a work environment that values teamwork and high performance**:

- **Ongoing opportunity, allowing you the opportunity to drive change and truely make an impact on your community and your staff.**

**About the role**:
The Regional General Manager, CCS leads and manages the delivery of CCS services across CCS locations within the region, including providing services to regional courts and prisons.

The Regional General Manager will be based in Bendigo, however will work from and travel to locations within the region and manage the day-to-day operations of that CCS region, along with having direct line management responsibilities for the Managers across court, parole and post sentence and community work streams, including a number of other specialist positions.

The Regional General Manager is a member of a region's executive management team. In that capacity, the position has a significant role to play in providing strategic advice for the entire region and delivering strategic outcomes to address issues affecting the region and CCS as a whole.

Some of your key responsibilities will include;
- Prepare regional reports for senior management at an advanced professional level and resolve complex and sensitive issues.
- Ensure that Service Delivery Outcomes are met and that those activities are consistent with Justice Service instructions and legislative requirements.
- Provide leadership to staff, promote CCS' vision and regional strategic direction both internally and externally, and manage relationships and activities to appropriately meet stakeholder requirements.

**About you**:

- Thorough knowledge and understanding of the criminal justice system and contemporary best practice in offender management within CCS.
- Expert understanding of and experience in best practice initiatives in relation to risk management and therapeutic work with high risk and complex individuals.
- Demonstrated experience in leading and managing cross-functional operations and determining service delivery resource allocation.
- Ability to create a culture that supports and respects the individuality of others and recognises the benefits of diverse ideas and approaches; communicates well with, relates to and sees issues from the perspective of people from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds.

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**How to apply