Industry Supervisor - Catering

About this role

• Lead a team of staff who support prisoners in a vocation training environment to deliver food and laundry services.
• Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity.
• VPS Grade Cog3: $97,563 - $105,427 plus superannuation.

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

About the Business Unit

Corrections Victoria is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). Corrections Victoria's vision is ‘Safer prisons, safer people, safer communities'. Our mission is to have ‘A safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions'.

This position is located in Grampians Region at Hopkins Correctional Centre which is a medium security prison housing up to 798 male prisoners with low to medium protection requirements. 

About the Role

Industry Supervisors are team leaders in the prison environment. The roles require good people management skills, maturity, sound judgement and confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate staff and prisoners. With highly developed communication and negotiation skills, the Industry Supervisor leads the industry staff team to achieve program and service outcomes in a multidisciplinary team and rehabilitative environment.

The kitchen/laundry portfolio includes oversight of the prison food service, prisoner self-catering program, events catering and laundry services to the prison and a small group of stakeholders. In addition, the Supervisor is responsible for both the staff cafe and the visit centre café which operate as a commercial enterprise under the umbrella of Corrections Victoria Prison Industries.

All functional areas within the kitchen/laundry portfolio operate as a vocational training environment. The Industry Supervisor supports Industry Officers to coach, mentor and motivate prisoners, placing emphasis upon individual offender management with a view to rehabilitation.

Some of your duties will include:

• In a vocational training environment, train, supervise and support industry officers to work with prisoners in all aspects of the kitchen/laundry operations including prisoner training and assessment, case management, maintenance of professional boundaries and compliance with security management procedures.
• Effectively supervise all work areas to ensure the safety and security of staff, prisoners 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.
• Supervise achievement of commercial production targets and customer expectations, develop and monitor the budget, procure goods and services; ensure security, Occupational Health and Safety and food safety compliance is adhered to.

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:

• Experience leading a team in an institutional catering setting.
• Ability to develop, review, and maintain menus that meet dietary requirements and ensure compliance with the Food Act (Act) 1984 and Australia and New Zealand food standards code (ANZFSC) compliance.
• Ability to manage food and laundry services within budget.

Qualifications/requirements

• An appropriate trade qualification is desirable along with demonstrated experience in catering or hospitality.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (highly desirable).
• The successful applicant will be required to complete Prison Officer Pre Service Training on commencement if not previously completed.

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.