About This Role
* Casual position at Beechworth Correctional Centre
* Provide a range of stores and finance services within a prison facility
* VPS Grade 2: $60,295 - $77,430 plus superannuation
About Us
Corrections Victoria is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). Corrections Victoria's vision is 'Safer prisons, safer people, safer communities'. Our mission is to have 'A safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions'. The Beechworth Correctional Centre is a minimum‐security facility with a focus on preparing individuals for release and successful reintegration back into society.
It offers various working industries with the men given the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills that will effectively link them to employment on release. When not engaged in work, the men attend rehabilitative programs to address their offending behaviour, engage in education and visits whilst many also engage in recreation and community assistance programs.
About The Role
At the Beechworth Correctional Centre, each Justice Officer role specialises in one of three streams – Stores, Canteen and Administration. Over time, and with appropriate support and training, Justice Officers may be rotated between these streams to provide career enhancement opportunities to those staff, and operational flexibility to the prison.
This position requires direct prisoner contact and supervision and may involve weekend and public holiday work, in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Enterprise Agreement 2024.
Please speak with the position contact regarding the hourly rate.
Some of Your Duties Will Include
* Under the direction of the Team Leader – Justice Officers, provide a range of Stores & Finance services including warehouse, finance support, purchasing, procurement, stock/inventory control, general prison/prisoner services administration and various other related duties.
* Serving prisoners within prisoner shops/canteens whilst being responsible for direct supervision of prisoner workers, ordering and receipting of stock, maintenance of minimum stock levels and shop lists, security of shop stock, stocktaking and stock‐control, record keeping and ensuring the shop is clean and in good order.
* Working productively and respectfully as part of a dedicated and supportive team within a rotational roster framework featuring task responsibilities in accordance with this position description.
About You
To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:
* Sound knowledge of and application of legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations.
* Well‐developed computer literacy and experience with Oracle or similar finance related system.
* An understanding of shop, store and warehousing operations including associated stock management.
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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).
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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