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• Utilise your expertise to support the strategic planning, implementation and improvement of operations at Beechworth Correctional Centre.
• Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team.
• COG 4: $110,047 - $131,457 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Operations Manager to play a critical role at Beechworth Correctional Centre.

About the Business Unit

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 with the men given the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that will effectively link them to employment on release. When not engaged in work, the men attend rehabilitative programs to address their offending behaviour, engage in education and visits whilst many also engage in recreation and community assistance programs.

About the Role

As part of the Beechworth Correctional Centre Senior Management Team, the Operations Manager has responsibility for overseeing all aspects of prisoner management and ensuring that policies and procedures are followed. This will include liaising with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to ensure that offender management issues and requirements are being met. The role also involves the coordination of information and services to the various areas within the facility, and the ability to develop and implement new policies and procedures. They will also be required to identify and address issues concerning the facility, people in our care and staff.

As the Operations Manager, some of your duties will include:

• Providing leadership to staff, promoting the facility's vision and managing staff in ways that reflect that vision.
• Actively promoting, conducting, and participating in one-on-one catchups to support and contribute to the professional growth and development of staff.
• Developing, managing, and ensuring the quality of the delivery of custodial processes including offender management, movement control, operation of security equipment, reception and discharge, escorts, visitors and visits, urinalysis, searching, security procedures, disciplinary issues and hearings and case management review.

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 commitment to working with staff, people in custody, and other service providers in the delivery of an integrated, whole of prison program approach to reducing reoffending.
• Demonstrated experience and skill in areas relevant to correctional delivery, offender management and/or treatment.

Qualifications

• A relevant qualification in social work, related human services discipline, criminal justice,
• criminology or with work experience in a related field is highly desirable.
• A full and current Victorian driver's licence or a minimum P2 driver's licence.
• A pre-employment Health Assessment will be required for external candidates and non-custodial staff.

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.