Regional Manager

About This Role

• provides accurate, authoritative and timely advice and responses to the Executive/Regional Directors, the Director, Sheriff's Office Victoria (Sheriff of Victoria) and the Deputy Sheriffs
• Ongoing, full-time opportunity
• SH4.2: $124,888 - $136,747 plus superannuation

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Regional Manager (Metro), to provide a critical role within Sheriff's Office Victoria – North West Metropolitan Area.

About The Business Unit
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria. Justice Services (JS) is a business unit within Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group and is responsible for the direction, management and operation of Victoria's Community Correctional Services system across Justice Service Centre locations and Victoria's adult parole system. JS also supports the delivery of critical justice services across Victoria on behalf of program partners, Youth Justice community operations, Sheriff's Office Victoria (SOV) and Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committees.

About The Role
The Regional Manager has a designated area of responsibility and reports to the Executive/Regional Director, CJS, and collaborates closely with the Director, SOV (Sheriff of Victoria) and the Deputy Sheriffs. SOV has an overarching responsibility for the strategic direction and support of policy, operational enforcement of warrants and technological matters for regional sheriff's officers and regional management. It also coordinates centralised administrative functions on behalf of the Sheriff of Victoria.

The Regional Manager leads a team of sheriff's officers and provides tactical and operational advice on all aspects of performance, reporting on procedural and legislative compliance, including Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) requirements. The role also manages the effectiveness of systems, resources and processes, and promptly advises on risks that may impact on performance, departmental reputation, and stakeholder relationships.

The functions of the role also include the enforcement or execution of criminal (arising from unpaid fines or court orders) and civil (arising from orders made following civil disputes) warrants or other processes from Victorian and Federal Courts, attending warrant addresses and conducting operations (which includes multi-agency roadblocks).

The Regional Manager performs all the powers, functions and duties that are delegated by the Sheriff of Victoria. These include, but are not limited to, demanding payment, taking enforcement action under the
Fines Reform Act 2014,
seizing and removing property, arresting debtors and delivering vacant possession of a premises to the person named on the warrant. As a sheriff's officer, the role is required to carry, possess and use personal protective equipment that includes prohibited weapons and to maintain currency as required by the Sheriff of Victoria.

The Regional Manager participates in community engagement activities including education and consultation across the region to enhance community perceptions, raise the profile of Sheriff Operations and deliver programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities.

The Regional Manager position is a uniformed sheriff's officer and an appointed bailiff of the Supreme Court of Victoria.

Some Of Your Duties Will Include

• Effectively manage, build and maintain an operating environment that typifies teamwork, service excellence, innovation, customer service, and professional development by coaching and mentoring sheriff's officers.
• Exercise professional judgement in applying knowledge of relevant legislation, regulations, policies and procedures and service delivery excellence.
• Develop the regional business plan, manage and monitor enforcement services and effectively use business intelligence and efficient resource deployment to achieve SOV's annual outputs and performance targets to ensure regional services are consistent with SOV's strategic direction.

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:

• Hold current "Bailiff" title, as appointed by the Sheriff of Victoria.
• Demonstrated operational experience and expertise in Victorian Sheriff's Operations.
• Demonstrated competency in executing all warrant types (criminal and civil matters) including an understanding of the Sheriff's Act 2009 and Fines Reform Act 2014.
• Demonstrated understanding and competency in accessing and utilising Microsoft Office and relevant IT system applications, including the VIEW system.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of Certificate IV Court Operations (Compliance).
• A current Victorian driver's licence.

How To Apply
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.
If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.
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.