Rostering Team Leader

• Ensure the effective rostering and deployment of staff, ensuring adequate coverage to support effective operations at the location
• Ongoing opportunity within Corrections Victoria
• VPS3.2 salary: $89,292 - $96,073 plus superannuation

About Us:

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. Corrections Victoria is a business unity of the department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). Corrections Victoria's vision is Safer Prisons, safer people, safer communities. It's mission is to have a safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions.

About the Role:

The Rostering team is responsible for creating multiple rosters, up to six weeks in advance to meet staffing and operational requirements. Rostering oversees the end-to-end rostering process, including building and maintaining rosters, managing shift allocations, timesheet management and ensuring accurate recording of staff attendance.

The role of a Rostering Team Leader:

• Supervise a team of Rostering Officers, providing guidance and supervisions, including training and development, and the management of Rostering Officer timesheets and leave requests.
• Coordinate day-to-day operations of rostering practices for the team/office.
• Ensure fortnightly compliance is achieved with Time Target and supporting systems.

Officers operate on a rotating 14-day roster, which involves weekend and public holiday work, remunerated in accordance with the applicable provisions of the VPS Enterprise Agreement.

An integral part of working as part of the Rostering team is in-person presence at the location. The role will require the incumbent to regularly attend their usual place of work.

About You:

To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:

• Experience and proficiency in the use of time and attendance systems, such as TimeTarget/Humanforce or Kronos, and understanding of rostering principles for planning and maintaining multiple staff roster lines.
• Experience understanding and advising on enterprise awards and agreements.
• Knowledge and experience in rostering, human resource services and/or payroll practices and managing others.

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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

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.