The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Prison Supervisor to provide a critical role at HMP Barwon.
About the Business Unit
HM Prison Barwon is a maximum-security prison located 6km north-west of Lara, 20km from the centre of Geelong and about 70km from Melbourne and is part of the Barwon Southwest Regional structure. It is Victoria's major maximum-security prison for sentenced male prisoners.
About the Role
Prison Supervisors are responsible for the management of an area or the delivery of a specific function and may be required to be the officer in charge at the prison or courts. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement and confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate staff.
Some of your duties will include:
* Leading and managing staff to ensure the safety and security of prisoners, staff and visitors.
* Train, supervise and support staff in all aspects of prison operations including prisoner assessment, case management, program and service knowledge and involvement, maintenance of professional boundaries and contribution to prison security management and classification procedures.
* Deliver performance management and professional development guidance to custodial staff, taking responsibility for supervision and development of allocated team staff.
* Participate as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team, providing a quality assurance role to ensure the effective management of operational areas, with key emphasis on the development, delivery and evaluation of offender management programs and practices.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
* 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.
* Qualifications and/or demonstrated experience and skill in areas relevant to correctional delivery, offender management and/or offender treatment.
Qualifications/requirements
* Applicants must have completed the Prison Officer pre training course or be willing to undertake the next available course.
How to Apply
Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter.
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.
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