Industry Supervisor - Beechworth Correctional Centre

About this role

• Provide supervision and training to prisoners who are employed in the prisons commercial and service industries
• Ongoing, full-time opportunity
• COG3: $97,563 - $105,427 plus superannuation

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking an Industry Supervisor, to provide a critical role within Beechworth Correctional Centre, Corrections Victoria, Custodial Operations.

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'.

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

The Industry Supervisor (Metal Fabrication/Timber Factory/Warehousing/Recycling) is responsible for the supervision and delivery of specific functions within those prison industries. This role includes engagement with Corrections Victoria Prison Industries regarding commercial manufacturing and products and is part of a multi-disciplinary team. The Industry Supervisor is responsible for management and supervision of a team of Industry Officers and training and supervising prisoners in prison commercial industries and service areas. The overall objective is to provide training and employment opportunities to prisoners and to meet production goals and service requirements.

The Industry Supervisor will assist with prisoner employment, Industry Officers deliverables, continuous improvement, safe operating procedures, Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) requirements, and compliance with prison industry procedures.

The Industry Supervisor may be required to work in various areas according to operational requirements. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement, confidence in decision making, developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate prisoners.

The Industry Supervisor reports to the Industry Manager for production processes and requirements.

Facial Hair Policy: All prison officers will be required (subject to a small number of exemptions) to be clean shaven for the purposes of wearing, if required in an emergency, the donning of a breathing apparatus.

Some of your duties will include:

• Effectively use Departmental computer systems for word processing, excel and produce data collection spreadsheets, material ordering and receipting, stock control of raw and finished goods, email, appointment scheduling, internet, and intranet functions, including Oracle R12 or equivalent.
• Provide supervision and leadership to a team of Industry Officers, contributing to continuous Improvement strategies.
• Represent Beechworth Correctional Centre on internal and external stakeholder engagement committees, and with Corrections Victoria Prison Industries, as required.

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:

• Relevant industry experience, together with appropriate qualifications or trade experience.
• A demonstrated up-to-date knowledge of modern industry techniques and the maintenance of industry equipment.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with staff, prisoners and service providers in the delivery of an integrated, whole of Justice approach to reducing re-offending.
• Demonstrated experience on LEAN and continuous improvement providing an industry model workplace training environment (desirable).

Qualifications

• Relevant industry experience, together with appropriate qualifications or trade experience relevant to the industry.
• A demonstrated up-to-date knowledge of modern industry techniques and the maintenance of industry equipment.
• Completion of prison officer pre-service training (desirable)
• Completion of Certificate III in Correctional Practice (Adult Custodial) (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 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.