Offender Management Officer - Tarrengower Prison

About this role

• Promote communication and liaison across all staff involved in offender management processes
• Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• COG Grade 2B: $83,288 - $95,778 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Offender Management Officer to provide a critical role at Tarrengower Prison.

About the Business Unit

Tarrengower is a minimum security prison accommodating up to 72 female offenders and is situated 2 kms from Maldon in Central Victoria. Tarrengower's emphasis is on release preparation and community reintegration through the provisions of programs within a rehabilitative environment. Tarrengower emphasises the principles of a healthy prison where children can be accommodated with their mothers ensuring the family unit is maintained and developed. Tarrengower strongly recognises cultural diversity, respecting individual religious, spiritual and cultural beliefs. Tarrengower has an operating model based on trauma informed practice and with a focus on child safe principles.

About the Role

The role of the Offender Management Officer is to support the Offender Services Supervisor and the Offender Management Framework within the prison. Their role is to act as ‘change agents', through the practice of mentoring and training custodial staff regarding offender management practices, promoting good practice through quality assurance and developing/improving the location's offender management processes to ensure they align with the Offender Management Framework.

Some of your duties will include:

• Support the implementation of the Offender Management initiatives and processes to achieve the objectives of the Offender Management Framework
• Provide mentoring and training to case workers regarding offender management processes including case planning, strategy implementation, motivating compliance and monitoring progress of prisoners on their caseload.
• Liaise with the Offender Management Supervisor and the leadership team members for the purpose of ensuring consistent, quality offender management processes across the location.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of both paper based and electronic information systems intended to evaluation the processes and outcomes of offender management, including the collation and reporting of information and data as requested.
• Communicate with and provide direction to prisoners and respond constructively to prisoner requests and complaints, relevant to offender management.

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 the Offender Management Framework and Community Corrections Permit Program is desirable
• Knowledge of the Offender Management Prison Pathway is desirable.

Qualifications/requirements

• Completion of the Prison Officer Pre-service Training.
• Certificate III in Correctional Practice (Custodial) or similar is desirable.
• Knowledge of Offender Management Framework desirable.

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.