• Utilise your expertise to provide support and advice to key stakeholders.
• Ongoing Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 6: $138,631 - $185,518 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a General Manager Assessments Applications and Panel Secretariat to provide a critical role at Offender Services, Post sentence Branch.

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria operates Victoria's adult corrections system and manages 13 public prisons, one transition centre, and oversees three privately operated prisons. It ensures prisoners are safely and securely contained and aims to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

The Offender Services Division of Corrections Victoria is responsible for providing best practice interventions which aim to reduce the risk of reoffending including quality assurance systems for risk assessment and case management, offending behaviour programs, and transition and reintegration supports. The Offender Services Division has responsibility for the post-sentence supervision scheme and is also responsible for the management for post sentence facilities.

About the Role

The General Manager, Assessment, Applications and Panel Secretariat is responsible for oversight and management of three functional teams within the branch:

• Assessments: responsible for the assessment of eligible offenders to determine suitability for a post sentence order.
• Applications: responsible for the management of court applications for eligible offenders deemed suitable for a post sentence order.
• Panel Secretariat: supporting the operation of the Multi-Agency Panel and joint coordination and provision of services to offenders subject to the post sentence scheme.

Please note in this role you will be exposed to sensitive and explicit material relating to serious sex and serious violent offending on a regular basis.

Some of your duties will include:

• Provide strategic management and leadership across the Assessment, Applications and Panel Secretariat teams.
• Oversee the delivery of the assessment, applications and panel secretariat functions in accordance with relevant legislative requirements and ensure robust systems and processes are in place to support consistent, evidence based and timely decision making, efficient operation and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic and authoritative advice to senior management and the Secretary of the Department on operational and systemic matters relevant to the delivery of the assessment, applications and multi-agency panel functions, and the operation of the post sentence branch.

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 Serious Offenders Act 2018.

-          Demonstrated experience in providing leadership within a highly complex service delivery area within a legislative framework.

-          Experience in the management of high risk and/or sexual offenders, and/or experience in working in a correctional environment, would be an advantage

Qualifications

-          There are no mandatory qualifications for this role, however qualification/s in legal, public administration or other relevant discipline is highly 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 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.