The Vocational Services Team consists of the three key portfolios, education, programs, and industries. The role of the team is to prepare prisoners for release and to enhance post release employment opportunities through prisoner employment, integrated on the job training, targeted educational opportunities and personal development programs and activities.
The Industry Officer is part a multi-disciplinary team and is responsible for training and supervising prisoners in the prisons commercial and service industry areas (Prison maintenance, horticulture, kitchen, hospitality, laundry, metal fabrication, powder coating, nylon coating, assembly, and textiles.) The overall objective is to provide training and employment opportunities to prisoners and to meet the commercial and service industry production goals and service requirements.
The Industry Officer reports to the Industry Supervisor and through to the Industry Manager for production processes and requirements.
- Provide supervision and training to prisoners who are employed in the prisons commercial and service industries.
- 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 for compliance with all Occupational Health and Safety, and security procedures.
- Actively identify, refer, and support prisoners' participation in integrated education into prisoner employment.
Please note this role requires weekend work and needs to be specified in the job advertisment.
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- 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.
- A demonstrated up-to-date knowledge of modern industry techniques and the maintenance of industry equipment.
- Demonstrated understanding of processes and procedures in accordance with the Prison Industries Managers manual.
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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
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.
Please apply by 11.59pm 12th of July 2026 to be eligible for this role.
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.
