Assistant Manager - Melbourne - Western Metro

About this role

• Engagement with various stakeholders including prison locations, Forensic Intervention Services, Forensicare and the Prison Disability Support Initiative
• Ongoing, full-time opportunity
• VPS 4: $ $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking an Assistant Manager, to provide a critical role within Sentence Management Division.

About the Business Unit

Sitting within the Corrections and Justice Services Group, Corrections Victoria (CV) operates Victoria's adult corrections system. CV is responsible for achieving the appropriate balance between a safe, secure and humane system while providing programs and services that seek to rehabilitate people through addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

The Sentence Management Division (SMD) sits within Corrections Victoria and consists of the following units:

• Sentence Management Operations
• Sentence Calculation and Warrant Administration
• Video Conferencing Coordination Unit
• Complex Classification Unit
• Counter Terrorism Coordination
• Office of the Assistant Commissioner
• Maribyrnong Community Residential Facility
• MARAM Framework Implementation

About the Role

Sentence Management Operations is responsible for identifying the needs of people in custody and matching them to correctional resources with the objective of placing and managing them appropriately. It is a process of balancing security, management and needs of people in custody, the community's need for protection and efficient and effective operation of the correctional system. Sentence Management Operations is responsible for guiding the journey of people during their sentence. 

The Assistant Manager is responsible for vacancy management, placement, and classification of people in custody across both public and private prisons in Victoria.

Some of your duties will include:

• Interview, assess, and develop sentence plans for people in custody, which include the identification of program needs, determination of security rating and their prison placement.
• Contribute to the effective management of the Victorian prison system by ensuring prison vacancies are maximised thus enabling the timely movement of prisoners from police cells into prison custody.
• Review and approve recommendations and decisions of Case Management Review Committees in public and private prisons in accordance with Corrections Victoria policy. This includes guiding and supporting offender management processes across the Victorian correctional system.

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 of Corrections Victoria policies, organisation, procedures and relevant legislation and regulations.
• Demonstrated expertise in the placement and classification of individuals in custody across Victoria's public and private prisons.

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.