Assistant Manager

• Utilise your type of expertise expertise to provide support and advice to key stakeholders.
• Ongoing Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.

This is an Aboriginal Prioritised position, a role for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, who will be given priority consideration as per the special measures provision of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

About the Business Unit

The Naalamba Ganbu and Nerrlinggu Yilam* (Yilam) is responsible for leading the design, development, implementation and monitoring of Corrections Victoria (CV) policies, programs and services aimed at reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal people within the Victorian correctional system. The Yilam seeks to do this by working in partnership with the Victorian Aboriginal community, related agencies, and CV staff to understand the needs of Aboriginal people in the correctional system to ensure effective policies, programs and services are in place. The Yilam's motto is Our People, Our Priority, Our Pride. The Yilam sits within the Workforce and Aboriginal Outcomes Division, is responsible for a range of offender programs and services across both prisons and Community Correctional Services.

The Branch's purpose is to contribute to a safer community through a safe and humane corrections system that provides opportunities for rehabilitation, supports reintegration and working toward Aboriginal self-determination.

• Corrections Victoria honours, respects and thanks the Taungurung Clans Aboriginal Corporation for the use of their language to name Corrections Victoria's Cultural Integrity and Resilience Unit.

About the Role

As the Assistant Manager of Programs and Projects in the Yilam, you will coordinate and action the implementation of appropriate and relevant cultural supports to programs and services and their alignment with responsive evidence based best practice.

You will support Aboriginal people in the correctional system by driving and implementing necessary change while implementing programs and services that will meet their needs. additionally, you will identify and respond to systemic issues that impact on Aboriginal people's ability to meaningfully engage in correctional and culturally responsive pathways.

You will joining a strong cultural, supportive and collaborative team where culture and its principles are central in all the work that we do. You will also be provided opportunities to engage in the Department of Justice and Community Safety Aboriginal Staff Network activities including the annual state-wide Aboriginal Staff Network Conference and supported culturally and professionally to achieve your career aspirations. If you are passionate about supporting Aboriginal people in the correctional system, then this job is for you.

Some of your duties will include:

• Manage direct reports including allocation and oversight of work items and performance development planning and reviews.
• Develop, plan and implement new Aboriginal cultural programs, projects and service pathways for Aboriginal offenders and prisoners in accordance with the Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja Aboriginal Justice Agreement Phase Four, the Aboriginal Social and Emotional Wellbeing Plan and the Department of Justice and Regulation's Koori Inclusion Action Plan.
• Identify and respond to emerging program and service delivery issues across prisons and community corrections as they relate to Aboriginal persons.

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 knowledge and understanding of the Aboriginal community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and work effectively with the Victorian Aboriginal community.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the interface between Aboriginal issues and Government and service priorities.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of Aboriginal programs within the justice system. Co-lead the development and implementation of new policies, programs and initiatives.

Qualifications

• No relevant tertiary qualification is required but experience in dealing with the complex needs of Aboriginal people and community in complex environments and other relevant experience is desired.

Applicants are welcome to utilise support from the Aboriginal Employment Team throughout the recruitment process. Aboriginal candidates are encouraged to contact if they would like cultural support and guidance through the application process.'

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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.