• Assist with management of prisoner employment, safe operating procedures and other OH&S legislative requirements and compliance with industry procedures.
• Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity.
• COG Grade 2B: $83,288 - $95,778 plus superannuation.
  The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Industry Officer - Landmate to provide a critical role at Langi Kal Kal Prison.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• Appropriate trade qualifications or equivalent relevant trade skills (desirable)
• Relevant experience in vocational education and training environment (desirable)
• Medium Rigid Truck License holder (mandatory)
• Completion of prison officer training (mandatory)
• As some of our Industries operate 7 days a week, Industry Officers may be required to work across a 7-day roster.
• A Pre-Employment Health Assessment will be required for external candidates and non-custodial staff.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Industry Supervisor, the Industry Officers are responsible for management and delivery of specific outcomes within prison industries under the guidance of an Industry Supervisor. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement, confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate people in our care.
An Industry Officer should possess highly developed communication, negotiation, problem-solving skills. The Industry Officer should be flexible and open to learning new skills as the necessity to rotate and support other prison industries as the business needs demand is a requirement of the role. Industry Officers assist with the management of prisoner employment, safe operating procedures and other OH&S legislative requirements and compliance with industry procedures. Conducting searches and escorts, surveillance, observing and assessing the people in our care’s behaviour, operating a variety of security and industrial equipment, collating information, and preparing reports. An Industry Officer plays an integral role in developing, implementing, reinforcing, and reviewing practice and procedures relating to the recently released Corrections Practice Framework.

Some of your duties will include:

• Lead, manage and develop people in our care in the industries areas to ensure the safety and security of people in our care, staff, and visitors. This includes maintenance of the integrity of both the external and internal security of the facility, appropriate levels of surveillance and interaction within the facility, and monitoring people in our care for compliance with security and safety procedure.
• Monitor and achieve targets in an industrial environment including administrative tasks related to financial budgets, materials and supplier’s records and accounts, while maintaining work production schedules
• Liaise with internal staff and external stakeholders and provide analytical and informed contributions to develop and deliver programs and processes.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Completion of (or willing to undertake) Prison Pre-Service Training (pre-requisite)
• Medium Rigid Truck licence required/ or willing to undertake the training (pre-requisite)
• Qualifications or experience in a relevant industry to Langi Kal Kal (desirable)
• Relevant experience and knowledge of OH&S in an industry setting. (desirable)
• Good Computer Skills Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (expected