- The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement, confidence in decision making with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate prisoners, along with highly developed communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills
- Ongoing - full time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- COG3: $100,490 - $108,590 plus superannuation
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking an Industry Supervisor, to provide a critical role within Western Plains Correctional Centre.
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.
The Vocational Services Team consists of three key portfolios - industries, education and programs. The role of the team is to prepare people in our care for release and to enhance post release employment opportunities through prisoner employment, integrated job training, targeted educational opportunities, personal development programs and activities.
About the Role
The Industry Supervisor is responsible for the management and delivery of specific functions within a production or service industry under the guidance of the Industry Manager. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement, confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate staff and prisoners. Highly developed communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
The role assists with the operational aspects of prison production and service industries, to achieve commercial production targets and customer expectations, maintaining control of stock, materials, and financial records and providing an industry model of Trade training and assessing environment.
The Industry Supervisor will assist with the management of employment for people in our care, safe operating procedures and other OHS legislative requirements and compliance with prison industry procedures. They will ensure industry staff under their supervision correctly operate a variety of industrial equipment, collate information, observe and assess prisoner behaviour and prepare reports.
The Industry Supervisor plays an integral role in developing, implementing, reinforcing and reviewing practice and procedures relating to industry processes, offender management and security management.
As a leader, the Industry Supervisor role models self-respect and respect for others. They provide leadership and coaching to staff, they lead by example with the Sector values and actively contribute towards creating and sustaining a positive and healthy workforce culture built on solid values, professional excellence and teamwork.
Knowledge and skills within metal fabrication, warehousing, powder coating, snap frozen foods, kitchen, laundry or grounds and environmental services would be highly desirable.
Some of your duties will include:
- Supervise staff and prisoners to ensure achievement of operational aims of the industry. These include commercial production targets and customer expectations, ordering and maintaining control of stock, materials, financial records and providing an industry model-workplace training environment.
- 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.
- Deliver performance management targets and undertake professional development as required to enhance the role as part of a staff team, with emphasis on following industry requirements for OH&S, quality assurance, monitoring, recording and record keeping systems of prison industry functional areas and recommending improvements where necessary.
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 trade experience in food industry/catering would be advantageous.
- Completion of appropriate trade qualifications or equivalent related to the needs of the facility and experience at training workers in that trade area.
Qualifications/requirements
- Whilst no formal qualifications are required for this role, trade qualifications or knowledge and skills within metal fabrication, powder coating, warehousing, snap frozen foods, commercial kitchen operations, commercial laundry operations or grounds and environmental services would be highly desirable.
- A Cert IV in Training and Assessment is highly desirable
- Completion of (or willing to undertake) Corrections Victoria pre-service training
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.
