Industry Manager

Description:

* Utilise your expertise to prepare people in our care for release and enhance post-release employment opportunities.
* Full Time, Ongoing opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.
* COG 4: $104,599 -$127,628 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Industry Manager to provide a critical role at the Beechworth Correctional Centre.
About the Business Unit
Corrections Victoria is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). Corrections Victoria's vision is ‘Safer prisons, safer people, safer communities'. Our mission is to have ‘A safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions'.
The Beechworth Correctional Centre is a minimum-security facility with a focus on preparing individuals for release and successful reintegration back into society. It offers various working industries, giving individuals the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that will effectively link them to employment upon release. When not engaged in work, the people in our care attend rehabilitative programs to address their offending behaviour, engage in education and visits with many also engaging in recreation and community assistance programs.
About the Role
The role of the Industry Manager is to prepare people in our care for release and to enhance post release employment opportunities through prisoner employment, integrated on the job training, targeted educational opportunities and personal development programs and activities.
The Industry Manager is responsible for the high level, day-to-day operational needs of the prison, in a changing environment, contributing to the ongoing strategic planning, implementation and improvement of prison industry operations. The role will be responsible for managing a team of custodial industry officers delivering a range of correctional services for which the incumbent will require exceptional leadership skills.
As the Industry Manager, some of your duties will include:
* Leading, managing and maintaining a viable prisoner industry and employment program within the facility while ensuring the safety and security of people in custody, visitors and staff.
* Coaching and leading a team using LEAN principles to drive continuous improvement initiatives and operational excellence.
* Collaborating with and providing input to Case Managers, Employment Pathways staff and other relevant roles and areas to support individuals in their employment journey both before and after release.
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:
* A demonstrated commitment to working with staff, prisoners and stakeholders in the delivery of an integrated approach to reducing re-offending.
* A strong understanding of Occupational Health and Safety practices.
* Knowledge of risk management practices and their application in the corrections setting.
* Highly proficient people management skills.
Qualifications
* Qualifications and/or demonstrated experience and skill in areas relevant to commercial industry, correctional legislation, program delivery and, or offender management would be highly regarded.
* Cert IV in Training and Assessment would be highly regarded.
* Completion of (or willing to undertake) Corrections Victoria pre-service training.
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.