Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Geelong VICWestern Plains Correctional Centre opens mid-2025 and Corrections Victoria are now recruiting key roles.Establish and maintain multi-sector partnerships (and supportive governance structures) with organisations that deliver employment programs and services.Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.Relocation support may be available for the successful applicant.The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking to appoint an Employment Pathways Specialist to provide a critical role at Western Plains Correctional Centre.About the Business UnitWestern Plains Correctional Centre (Western Plains) is Victoria's newest maximum-security correctional facility, designed to house up to 1,248 people in custody.Western Plains is a multi-purpose facility that adapts to the evolving needs of Corrections Victoria. It features purpose-built modern amenities including medical wards, a cultural centre and vocational training facilities. It utilises cutting-edge technology to keep the facility secure, allowing staff to focus on supporting the rehabilitation of people in custody.Western Plains will open mid-2025 and Corrections Victoria are now recruiting key roles to help shape the future operations of the facility.The Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group, comprising Corrections Victoria (CV), Justice Health and Justice Services, plays an integral role in developing safer and more resilient communities and in delivering a trusted justice and community safety system.CV is responsible for the implementation of policies, programs and services that ensure the safe and secure containment of prisoners, and that seek to rehabilitate people in our care by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.About the RoleThe Employment Pathway Specialist will oversee employment services to meet the diverse needs of prisoners. This role will be integral in the delivery of new employment initiatives which directly assist prisoners into employment, and facilitate collaboration with industry, social enterprise groups and support service agencies to provide long-term employment opportunities and support transition into the workforce.The Employment Pathway Specialist will have oversight of the employment portfolio which includes driving strategic development, planning and implementing systems that will deliver and monitor employment programs to prisoners. Supervising a small team of Employment Pathway Officers, the Employment Pathway Specialist will have exceptional leadership, people management and communication skills.Some of your duties will include:Proactively develop and maintain partnership arrangements with organisations that deliver employment services for offenders in the community, and with employers committed to providing employment opportunities to offenders.Develop and maintain formal governance structures in support of established partnerships.Ensure accurate, clear and appropriate communication with partners and internal stakeholders to ensure there is a common understanding of and commitment to jointly agreed initiatives.Support/coach internal and/or partner staff to increasingly assume responsibility for maintenance of partnerships and partnership-related activities.About youTo be successful in this role, you will have:Demonstrated understanding of employment related service systems.Demonstrated knowledge of the employment sector at both State and Commonwealth levels.Highly developed understanding of long term unemployed and marginalised clients.How to ApplyPlease 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.FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.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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