Industry Officer
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| Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| Work Type: | Ongoing - full time |
| Job Function: | Prison and Corrective Services |
| Classification: | Cog2B |
| Work Location: | North East - Indigo |
| Reference: | VG/5187NOV2023 |
| Closing Date: | 17-Dec-2023 |
| Salary Range: | $78,507 - $90,280 |
| Job Duration: | N/A |
| Attachments: | 5187 - Position Description - Industry Officer Metal Fabrication - COG2B (AutoRecovered).pdf (PDF, 226KB) Job Specification |
| Contact: | Michael Hennessy on 0448 920 690 michael.hennessy@justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
- Utilise your organisational expertise to provide support and advice to the Corrections Victoria branch
- Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- Cog2B: $77,730 - $89,386 plus superannuation.
About Us:
As a service within the Department of Justice and Regulation, Corrections Victoria develops and implements policies, programs, and services to ensure that safe and secure containment of prisoners, and that seek to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.
About the Role:
Industry Officers are responsible for the management and delivery of specific functions within prison industries. This includes assisting with the management of prisoner employment, safe operating procedures and other Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) requirements, and compliance with prison industry procedures.
Some of your duties will include:
- Providing supervision and training to prisoners who are employed in the prisons commercial and service industries.
- Effectively managing 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.
- Overseeing the allocation and control of raw materials and tools to prisoners ensuring that all tools are always accounted for and reporting any loss of tools promptly to the Industry Manager.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As an ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Relevant experience in Engineering or Metal Fabrication would be an advantage.
- Sound background using modern equipment.
- Relevant trade qualifications or experience in Engineering or Metal Fabrication.
- Successful completion of the internal 8-week Corrections Officer Program within 6 months of commencement (mandatory).
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.
FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
- For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
- For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.
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.
