EMPLOYMENT

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place. We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you. The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon. 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 more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it? Plan and coordinate prisoner movements throughout Victoria. 3 x Ongoing, Full-Time opportunities. VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation. The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking 3 x Escorts Coordinator's to provide a critical role within Sentence Management Operations. About the Business Unit Sentence Management Operations is responsible for identifying prisoners' needs and matching them to correctional resources with the objective of placing and managing people in custody appropriately. It is a process of balancing security, management and needs of those in our custody, the community need for protection and efficient and effective operation of the correctional system. The Sentence Management Division is responsible for guiding the journey of people in custody across the period of their sentence. About the Role The role of Escorts Coordinator is to plan and coordinate prisoner movements throughout Victoria and to liaise with the various prison managers and other prisoner transport stakeholders, including Sentence Management Operations, Major Offenders Unit, Sentence Calculation and Warrant Administration and CV medical staff, to optimise the utilisation of prison beds across the system. The role will assist senior managers in Sentence Management Operations to ensure that people in custody are transferred to their classified locations in an appropriate manner, enabling them to engage in appropriate programs and services. The Escorts Team's operating hours are between 7am and 5pm and will require staff to be available on a rotating start/finish schedule. Some of your duties will include: Coordinate the scheduling of prisoner movements through the Victorian prison system to facilitate court appearances, psychiatric appointments, medical needs, and movement of those in custody for management and classification reasons subject to safety and security considerations, operational policy, and accommodation availability. Manage prisoner movements based on Corrections Victoria policy and priorities, particularly noting court appearance requirements, medical needs and sentence management considerations, including system vacancy management. Maintain data on prisoner transport, conduct analysis, prepare reports and provide briefings and recommendations in order to drive organisational service delivery and planning, particularly in relation to front-end prison vacancies. To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description. About you To be successful in this role, you will have: Sound knowledge and understanding of Corrections Victoria's operations, legislation and regulations, and policies and procedures within the criminal justice system in order to apply this in an operational environment. Strong aptitude in the use of information management systems, (preferably Prisoner Information Management System) to collate data on the movement of prisoners, update databases and identify system trends and blockages. 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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) 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.