Recreation Officer
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| Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| Work Type: | Ongoing - full time |
| Job Function: | Arts and Sports |
| Classification: | Cog2A |
| Work Location: | Grampians Region - Negotiable |
| Reference: | VG/6000NOVEMBER2023 |
| Closing Date: | 01-Jan-2024 |
| Salary Range: | $59,825 - $76,826 |
| Job Duration: | N/A |
| Attachments: | Recreation Officer - 6000 - LKK - Position Description.pdf (PDF, 224KB) Job Specification |
| Contact: | Suzanne Cassar on 0353 494 880 suzanne.cassar@justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
- Utilise your Arts and Sports expertise to provide support and advice to the Corrections Victoria branch
- An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- COG2A: $59,825 - $76,826 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
H.M. Prison Langi Kal Kal is a minimum-security men's protection prison located 140klm west of Melbourne at Trawalla. The prison's primary purpose is to prepare male prisoners for transition, reintegration, and release. As a working farm with eight separate industries, there is a strong focus on employment, training, and work readiness.
About the Role:
The Recreation Officer is part of the Vocational Services Team. The role of this team is to prepare prisoners for release and to enhance post release employment opportunities, targeted educational opportunities and personal development programs and activities.
Reporting to the Senior Recreation Officer, the Recreation Officer will coordinate, facilitate, and supervise a range of recreational activities and programs for prisoners providing instruction, coaching, and training.
Some of your duties will include:
- Coordinating, facilitating and supervising a range of recreational activities and programs for prisoners providing instruction, coaching, and training
- Assessing recreation requirements of general and special needs prisoners to inform development of recreation programs for individuals and groups
- Communicate with and give directions to prisoners in a respectful and motivational manner, respond to prisoner complaints and requests, and provide pro-active assistance and guidance to prisoners as required.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Experience developing and delivering passive and active recreation programs
- Understanding of the constraints of working within a prison environment
- An understanding of your own performance goals and how they are linked to broader operational needs while supporting others to achieve their goals. You will also demonstrate empathy and contribute to the wellbeing and motivation of team. You will understand and act in accordance to public sector values, ethics, and codes of conduct.
Qualifications
- Completion of Prison Officer Pre-Service Training (or willingness to complete this training)
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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
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.
