Overview Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time Salary: $97,955 - $111,142 Grade: VPS 4 Occupation: Prison and corrective services Location: Grampians - Pyrenees Reference: DJCS/6440 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.
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* Provides advice and guidance in relation to procedural compliance
* Fixed, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
* VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Performance and Compliance Coordinator to provide a critical. Prison Langi Kal Kal. About the Business Unit H.M. Prison Langi Kal Kal is a minimum-security men's protection prison located 140klm west of Melbourne at Trawalla. The prison's primary purpose is to prepare male prisoners for transition, reintegration, and release. As a working farm with eight separate industries, there is a strong focus on employment, training, and work readiness. About the Role The Performance and Compliance Coordinator is a multifaceted role encompassing maintaining an effective compliance program, undertaking project work and related tasks, particularly in relation to reviews and performance for procedural compliance and OH&S requirements for the location. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement and confidence in decision making. With highly developed communication and negotiation skills, this position leads and manages activities and projects, and provides guidance to teams within the requirements of legislation, regulation, policies, and procedures. An important facet of this role involves liaison with internal staff and external stakeholders and preparation of analytical and informed contributions to assist with recommendations to implement strategic solutions to address identified operational and services delivery deficiencies. The role will undertake auditing and will oversee the compliance model and be responsible for ensuring compliance with OH&S legislation for the location, monitoring and providing strategies and information pertaining to OH&S risk, themes, and investigations. Some of your duties will include:
* Participate in the development and implementation of strategies for quality assurance and continuous improvement in the execution of compliance management and OH&S.
* Participate in a multi-disciplinary team to support and enhance compliance management processes and practices as a member of the compliance oversight committee including the review, development and maintenance of an effective compliance model.
* Monitor compliance activities including completion of compliance monitoring tasks, reporting of non-compliances, and tracking to ensure completion of actions in response identified issues.
* Undertake research and consultation to gather information, statistics and views on identified issues, providing analysis, interpretation and related reports and recommendations to the General Manager.
* Coordinate and oversee regular audits relating to OH&S, compliance, and other relevant areas and provide advice to improve prison practices and reduce risk.
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:
* Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft applications.
* Demonstrated proficiency in the use of Departmental specific software, including PIMS, JIMS and EJustice.
Qualifications/requirements
* OH&S qualification 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: 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. Applications close Monday 11 May Posted 20 April 2026