Industry Officer

Utilise your industry skills/experience, communication and leadership skills to support Corrections and Justice Services. Looking for skilled applicants with experience in any of the areas of agriculture, metal fabrication, warehousing & distribution, textiles, community work and kitchens/hospitality. Ongoing, full-time opportunity. Cog grade 2B: $85,787 - $98,651 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Industry Officer to provide a critical role at H.M Prison Langi Kal Kal. H.M Prison Langi Kal Kal is a minimum-security men's protection prison located 140km west of Melbourne at Trawalla. The prison's primary purpose is the reintegration and preparedness of people in our care for transition to release. H.M. Prison Langi Kal Kal comprises of eight industries & services: Farm, Horticulture, Landmate, Kitchen, Metalfab, Poultry, Textiles & Warehouse, where there is a strong focus on employment training and work readiness.

Reporting to the Industry Supervisor, the Industry Officers are responsible for management and delivery of specific outcomes within prisons industries under the guidance of a Prison Industry Supervisor. The role requires leadership, maturity, sound judgement, confidence in decision making, with developed capabilities to coach, mentor and motivate people in our care. An Industry Officer should possess highly developed communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills. The Industry Officer should be flexible and open to learning new skills as the necessity to rotate and support other prison industries as the business needs demand is a requirement of the role.

Industry Officers assist with the management of prisoner employment, safe operating procedures and other OH&S legislative requirements and compliance with industry procedures. Conducting searches and escorts, surveillance, observing and assessing the people in our care's behaviour, operating a variety of security and industrial equipment, collating information, and preparing reports. An Industry Officer plays an integral role in developing, implementing, reinforcing, and reviewing practice and procedures relating to the recently released Corrections Practice Framework.

Some of your duties will include:

• Lead, manage and develop people in our care in the industries areas to ensure the safety and security of people in our care, staff, and visitors. This includes maintenance of the integrity of both the external and internal security of the facility, appropriate levels of surveillance and interaction within the facility, and monitoring people in our care for compliance with security and safety procedure.
• Monitor and achieve targets in an industrial environment including administrative tasks related to financial budgets, materials and supplier's records and accounts, while maintaining work production schedules.
• Liaise with internal staff and external stakeholders and provide analytical and informed contributions to develop and deliver programs and processes.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Qualifications or experience in a relevant industry (desirable)
• Relevant experience and knowledge of OH&S in an industry setting (desirable)
• Good computer skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (expected)

Qualifications/requirements:

• Appropriate trade qualifications or equivalent relevant trade skills (desirable)
• Relevant experience in vocational education and training environment (desirable)
• Current Forklift License (desirable)
• Medium Rigid Truck License (desirable)
• Completion of prison officer training (mandatory)

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.