At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
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.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers
We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- Provide a full range of Human Resources (HR) services
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Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
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VPS Grade 4: $100,894 - $114,476 plus superannuation
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Human Resources Supervisor, to provide a critical role within Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.
About the Business Unit
The Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group, comprising Corrections Victoria, Justice Health and Justice Services, plays an integral role in developing safer and more resilient communities and in delivering a trusted justice and community safety system.
Corrections Victoria is responsible for the implementation of policies, programs and services that ensure the safe and secure containment of prisoners, and that seek to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.
Corrections Victoria also sets strategy, policy and standards for the management of the state's system of correctional facilities whilst also developing programs for the management and rehabilitation of prisoners and the community-based supervision of offenders.
As part of the CJS group, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) is a 694-bed maximum-security facility for female offenders located within the West Metropolitan Region, Department of Justice.
About the Role
The HR Supervisor will report to the Workforce Development Manager, however, will work in collaboration with other People, Safety and Culture team members, such as the HR Business Partner (BP) to share best practices and knowledge capital.
The HR Supervisor provides a responsive and proactive service on a range of operational and strategic human resources related matters including employment conditions, recruitment and retention of staff, workforce planning, performance management, learning and development, employee relations, dispute resolution, equity and diversity, occupational health and safety and workers compensation.
The HR Supervisor is also responsible for undertaking a range of responsibilities across a broad range of human resources functions, operating across a number of those functions. In this role, you will foster the desired organisational culture by modelling agreed values and behaviours and contribute to the achievement of the respective Corporate Plan, Business Plan and Workforce Strategy priorities through coordinating the right people in the right roles working with the right systems and processes and engaging and collaborating with external and internal stakeholders.
In this role, the incumbent will 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.
An integral part of working in the Human Resources Supervisor role is in-person presence at the location. The role will require the incumbent to regularly attend their usual place of work.
Some of your duties will include:
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Manage a small team of staff who provide rostering operations, recruitment and HR administration support.
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Oversee the preparation of the master rosters ensuring staff are rostered to cover prison posts on a daily basis, liaise with Operations Managers to achieve satisfactory levels of staffing for the safe running of the prison in accordance with the rostering principles.
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Establish and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders to create mutually beneficial partnerships.
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:
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Demonstrated knowledge and experience in generalist human resources functions
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Experience in providing advice on workplace matters, performance management, workplace change and employee development.
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Demonstrable experience understanding and advising on enterprise awards and agreements.
Qualifications/requirement
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Qualifications or equivalent experience in Human Resources is desirable.
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:
< span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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.
