About This Role
* Great opportunity to join Youth Justice on an ongoing basis at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct.
* Play a key role in reducing occupational violence by analysing incidents, driving continuous practice improvement, and delivering hands‐on coaching and support to frontline staff.
* Identify and develop improvements to training packages and lead the implementation and monitoring of approved initiatives in collaboration with senior leadership.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety, Youth Justice Group is responsible for statutory supervision of young people in Victoria's criminal justice system. Youth Justice demonstrates Victorian Public Sector values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect, leadership and human rights.
Working with a small team, the Assistant Manager, Operational Safety Capability and Review helps to address and mitigate risks of occupational violence in youth justice custodial facilities through analysis, ongoing practice improvement, and coaching and support to youth justice custodial staff.
The Opportunity
* Ongoing, full‐time position based at the Malmsbury Youth Justice Precinct but working flexibly across other Youth Justice Custodial Precincts (Parkville & Cherry Creek) where needed to respond to operational requirements.
* VPS Grade 5 role: $116,413 – $140,849 per year plus superannuation.
* Collaborate with key internal stakeholders, support the appropriate recording and reporting of all use of force incidents to support transparency and ongoing service improvement and outcomes.
* Use specialist operational knowledge to support the effective monitoring and analysis of all incidents involving the use of force by youth justice custodial staff.
* Working with the Director and Senior Managers, provide feedback to youth justice staff on the use of force and operational safety more broadly, to build capability and ensure compliance with legislation, the OST package and broader youth justice operating policies and procedures.
* Identify opportunities for development and improvement of the OST package and drive the implementation and monitoring of opportunities approved by senior leadership.
* Provide authoritative strategic advice, influence and guidance to senior managers and the custodial senior leadership team on matters of use of force and operational safety, including the development of complex and high‐level briefing papers that provide options for continuous improvement.
To Be Successful In This Role You Will Have
* Demonstrated experience in operational safety, preferably in a youth justice custodial environment.
* Experience and high‐level knowledge of the day‐to‐day operations and the risks to safety for staff and young people within a custodial environment.
* Experience and competency in assessing practice against standards and legislation.
* Will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check, which must be maintained for the period of employment.
Benefits
* Job stability – position as a member of the Victorian Public Service.
* Fair salary – great work conditions and salary‐sacrifice options.
* Transparent performance framework – a clear approach to performance and professional development plans.
* Generous leave entitlements – personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate and sick leave.
* Employee Assistance Program support – confidential counselling, financial counselling and retirement planning.
* Up to $10 K relocation allowance for eligible candidates who move within an hour's drive of the facility.
Equal Opportunity
We welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
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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