Industry Officer - Hopkins Correctional Centre

• Supervise a team to ensure operational aims are achieved within Prison Industries.
• Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity.
• COG2B: $85,787 - $98,651 plus superannuation,

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Industry Officer, to provide a critical role at Hopkins Correctional Centre.

About the Business Unit

Hopkins Correctional Centre is a medium security prison located in Western Victoria housing up to 798 people. The prison takes a multi-disciplinary approach that promotes active participation in activities structured to assist with rehabilitation and reintegration back to community at end of sentence.

About the Role

As an Industry Officer, you will be responsible for supervising a team of prisoners that work within the prison industry. Industries operational at Hopkins Correctional Centre include metal fabrication and assembly, custom & number plates, signage, upholstery, timber.

In a vocational training environment, the Industry Officer will coach, mentor and motivate prisoners, placing emphasis upon individual offender management with a view to rehabilitation.

A Pre-Employment Health Assessment will be required for external candidates and non-custodial staff.

Some of your duties will include:

• Effectively manage all work areas to ensure the safety and security of prisoners, staff and visitors. This includes appropriate levels of surveillance and interaction within the facility, and monitoring staff and prisoners for compliance with all Occupational Health and Safety, and security procedures.
• Deliver performance management targets and undertake professional development as required to enhance the role as part of a staff team, with emphasis on following industry requirements for OH&S, quality assurance, monitoring, recording and record keeping systems of prison industry functional areas and recommending improvements where necessary.
• Participate in offender management practice, procedures, and the implementation of new initiatives, particularly related to the integration of training in industry. Actively participate in working parties and reference groups and provide advice through formal reports to supervisors and senior 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:

Qualifications/requirements

• Completion of (or willing to undertake) Prison Pre-Service Training
• An appropriate trade qualification and/or experience relevant to industries operational in Hopkins Correctional Centre.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (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.