• Effectively manage staff to optimise workplace productivity whilst encouraging and supporting their personal and professional growth.
• Ongoing - full time opportunity
• Cog3: $97,563 - $105,427 plus superannuation
  The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Prison Supervisor, to provide a critical role within Corrections Victoria.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Prison Supervisor manages the day-to-day functional needs of accommodation and/or security areas. They will be responsible for managing a team of custodial and non-custodial officers delivering a range of correctional services for which they will require strong people management skills. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement, and confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate staff. With highly developed communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills the Prison Supervisor leads and manages staff to achieve program and service outcomes in a multidisciplinary team and rehabilitative environment.

Some of your duties will include:

• Lead and manage staff to ensure the safety and security of people in custody, 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 staff for compliance with safety procedures.
• Actively apply and monitor the dynamic security foundation principles to promote a safe and secure prison environment by influencing direction on a range of service processes and systems to support the compliance of established standards and mandated requirements.
• Direct and supervise teams conducting searches and escorts, surveillance, observing and assessing prisoner behaviour, operating a variety of security equipment, investigating, collating, and preparing reports, management of critical incidents and emergency management procedures.

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

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in a correctional environment.
• Experience and skill in areas relevant to Correctional Delivery or statutory environment, management of staff and offender case management.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and the ability to apply relevant legislation, policy and procedure relating to Corrections Victoria and the management of its prison facilities.
• Demonstrated commitment to working with staff, prisoners, and other service providers in the delivery of an integrated, whole of Justice approach to reducing re-offending