- Provide coaching, motivation and mentoring to prison workers to enhance their skills and employability options post release.
- Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 3: $81,496 to $98,955 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Barber to provide a critical role at the Barwon Precinct.
About the Business Unit
Western Plains Correctional Centre is a modern, maximum-security prison focussed on rehabilitation, housing up to 1248 people in custody. Western Plains features multi-purpose infrastructure which is adaptable to the evolving needs of Corrections Victoria and the people in our care. Modern amenities include medical wards, a cultural centre, and vocational training facilities.
Western Plains provides a holistic, multidisciplinary approach to individualised care which motivates, encourages and promotes reintegration into the community. Western Plains has advanced technology which improves security, streamlines operations and enhances connections for the people in our care.
Western Plains operates with three primary service teams: Workforce and Prison Services, Communities, and Safety and Operational Service which collaboratively deliver comprehensive services for people in our care, safety management, and corporate services. Through its innovative design and service model, Western Plains aims to create a thriving environment conducive to safety and positive behavioural change.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and highly skilled Barber to join our team. This individual will be responsible for providing haircuts to persons in our care, alongside training and mentoring prisoner workers, helping them enhance their technical skills, knowledge, and customer service abilities. The Barber will work with our education provider in delivering training programs, provide feedback, and ensuring adherence to industry standards, while maintaining high-quality service. The Barber will support training of vital skills to persons in our care with a view to assisting in long term job prospects and enabling support back into community.
Some of your duties will include:
- Effectively manage all work areas to ensure the safety and security of prisoners, staff and visitors. This includes appropriate levels of surveillance and interaction within the facility, and monitoring staff and prisoners with all Occupational Health and Safety, and security procedures.
- Provide haircuts, trims, and styling services based on customer preferences and within the limitations of organisational framework.
- Provide exceptional customer service to ensure a comfortable, welcoming, and professional atmosphere.
- Provide mentorship and coaching to assist prisoner barbers grow professionally, improve performance, and enhance their confidence.
- Maintain a clean, organised, and sanitised work environment in compliance with health and safety regulations.
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:
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
- Manages teams effectively in complex situations, providing clear direction, advice and necessary support in day-to-day work and in developing and implementing new processes and procedures.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience within a correctional services environment (desirable).
Qualifications/requirements
- A relevant proven qualification and experience as a professional barber.
- Demonstrated experience in training, mentoring, or teaching others is highly desired.
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.
