* Job Function: Prison and Corrective Services
* Work Type: Ongoing - full time
About this role
* Lead a skilled team supporting young people in custody.
* Create a safe, structured unit focused on behaviour change.
* Guide staff through complex and challenging situations.
* Ongoing, full-time role earning $92,684 to $103,302 per year, plus penalty rates and super.
What you will do As a Unit Supervisor, you will lead a team of youth justice workers in a secure custodial setting. You will create a structured environment where young people can build skills, improve behaviour and prepare for life back in the community.
You will:
* provide clear leadership and daily oversight to youth justice workers supporting young people with routines, education and programs
* maintain a safe and secure unit by applying operational safety training and managing dynamic risk
* deliver live and formal supervision and continue a culture of ongoing learning and accountability
* support education participation and structured rehabilitation programs that promote positive development
* provide specialist advice on complex behaviours and case matters.
About you Many unit supervisors step up from youth justice worker roles. Others bring leadership experience from elsewhere. Either way, you're going to need a particular mix of attributes to thrive.
You should have:
* experience leading a therapeutic setting where young people feel safe, supported and challenged to improve
* demonstrated skill engaging meaningfully with young people and managing complex behaviours using positive strategies
* resilience and confidence providing honest feedback and leading difficult conversations
* strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills in high pressure situations
* ability to lead inclusive teams, strengthen staff skills and build productive working relationships both inside and outside the department.
You also need a current employee Working with Children Check and first aid certificate before you start. A qualification in psychology, education, allied health, criminology, youth work, justice or community services is highly desirable, but not essential.
About Cherry Creek
Cherry Creek Youth Justice Precinct (Cherry Creek) is located near Werribee, approximately 46 kilometres west of Melbourne. It accommodates young men in 4-bed and 8-bed units across several neighbourhoods.
Each unit is equipped with a kitchen, as well as living and outdoor areas to help the young people gain independent living skills.
Cherry Creek features:
* a dedicated health centre and 2 mental health units
* a recreational centre and vocational training campus for trade-specific courses
* a space for cultural and faith-based programs, including gardens and a yarning circle
* a fully equipped staff gym
* modern and spacious staff facilities with views of the You Yangs mountain range.
To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Ann-Marie Paramore at annmarie.paramore@justice.vic.gov.au
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 national police checks 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.
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