State Training Instructor

• Develop and deliver training to SESG and custodial staff across the correctional system.
• Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• COG Grade 3: $97,563 - $105,427 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a State Training Instructor to provide a critical role within Security and Emergency Services Group

About the Business Unit

The Security and Emergency Services Group (SESG) provides security services and incident and emergency response to the correctional system. SESG is responsible for providing immediate and longer-term support through its diverse portfolios, such as emergency and incident response, High Security Escort of prisoners, state-wide training services, barrier control, search and K9 services and management of firearms.

About the Role

The State Training Instructor is responsible for the coordination, development, and delivery of training to custodial officers across the correctional system, including within the SESG. The State Training Instructor requires strong interpersonal skills and an understanding of modern adult learning principles. The State Training Instructor is a subject matter expert in training packages, assessment packages, and emergency procedures, and ensures best-practice delivery of training.

The role requires strong communication skills, leadership, maturity, sound judgement, and confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor, and motivate staff.

The State Training Instructor plays an integral role in developing and continually updating Corrections Victoria training packages and materials to ensure best practice and continuous improvement.

They will actively lead working parties and reference groups, take responsibility for training and additional portfolios, participate in project teams and committees, and provide advice through written reports to senior management.

The State Training Instructor will be required to travel across the state to meet training requirements. This may involve overnight stays.

Some of your duties will include:

• Contribute to creating, fostering, and sustaining a positive, safe, and healthy workforce culture built on DJCS values, professional excellence, teamwork, and safe work practices.
• Prepare and deliver training and assessment packages, emergency procedures, and ensure consistency and integrity of training programs are maintained.
• Coordinate and facilitate a range of state-wide training, in consultation with the Workforce Development Supervisors and other prison stakeholders as required.
• Develop, regularly review, and update Corrections Victoria training materials to ensure continuous improvement and best practice, as well as effective training outcomes.
• Oversee the input, maintenance and accuracy of state training records in conjunction with the specialist instructors and SESG State Training team staff.

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:

• Knowledge of Security and Emergency Services Group, Emergency Response Group operations and procedures.
• Demonstrate any agreed fitness standards or the ability to attain a level of fitness that would withstand the demands of any training course and maintenance thereafter.
• Ability to design and deliver training courses to both Correctional Services personnel and relevant private organisations as required.
• Computer literate with a working knowledge of the full range of Microsoft Windows and MS Office application suite software.

Qualifications/requirements

• Hold (or be willing to obtain) HLTAID014 - Provide advanced first aid
• A full and current Victorian driver's licence or a minimum P2 driver's licence.
• Have completed, or be willing to complete, a Prison Officer training course.
• Have completed or be willing to complete and maintain currency in the TAE40110 Cert. IV in Training and Assessment, or as a minimum, the enterprise skill set, or equivalent.
• Hold (or be willing to obtain) Instructor qualifications to the required standard set out by Corrections Victoria in Tactical Options, Fire Awareness, Formations, Baton, and OC.

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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) 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.