Director, Custodial Malmsbury, Youth Justice Precinct

Director, Custodial Malmsbury, Youth Justice Precinct Seeking proven resilient public sector leadership experience gained in a complex operational environment. Collaborate across the youth justice portfolio to drive safe, rehabilitative, and positive outcomes for children and young people

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Director, Custodial Malmsbury, Youth Justice Precinct to provide executive leadership for Youth Justice Custodial Services.

About the Business Unit Youth Justice is responsible for supporting and supervising children and young people involved in Victoria's criminal justice system, both in the community and in youth justice custodial centres. Through supervision, case management, offence-related programmes and links to appropriate support services, Youth Justice promotes opportunities for rehabilitation and contributes to reducing offending.

The Director will have direct oversight of custodial operations and service provision across the facility including education, rehabilitation, health, mental health and other program delivery in line with the newly implemented Behaviour Change Workforce Model delivery model, designed to support strong rehabilitation outcomes for young people.

About the Role The role is responsible for creating and sustaining a workforce culture built on well-defined values, professional excellence, and teamwork. It will implement key initiatives and business plans to provide an effective and safe Youth Justice custodial system.

Some of your duties will include:

Lead a best practice youth justice precinct and motivate staff to deliver effective rehabilitation services and interventions and security arrangements in line with the Youth Justice Strategic Plan and Custodial Operating philosophy.

Direct, lead and manage custodial services for children and young people, including the delivery of quality outcomes and programs and drive high levels of compliance with procedures to provide an effective and safe custodial system.

Develop and champion solutions to challenges in the custodial environment based on advanced technical knowledge and expertise. This includes supporting workforce development, succession planning and fostering leadership and effective supervision at all levels of custodial staff to provide a skilled and stable workforce.

Manage the delivery and service provision of the Behaviour Change Workforce Model at Cherry Creek including review processes.

Provide oversight and management of an integrated delivery approach between an in-house clinical model, education providers, health and mental health services, education, cultural support, specialist behavioural intervention and a fully structured day for young people.

Provide oversight and management of an integrated delivery approach between an in-house clinical model, education providers, health and mental health services, education, cultural support, specialist behavioural intervention and a fully structured day for young people.

Deliver individualised case management for every child and young person and drive improvements in children and young people's structured day based on their case management arrangements

Address high-risk and sensitive issues critical to the operation of custodial services at the most senior level. This includes critically evaluating security and risks associated with the complex nature of managing children and young people in custodial facilities.

Initiate and undertake complex reviews and investigations within custodial environments and negotiate with a broad range of stakeholders to reach agreed solutions that support improved service delivery to children and young people and a safe working environment for staff.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About you This is a stewardship role that requires decisiveness, high levels of expertise and requires building credibility through positive influence and a collaborative joint problem-solving approach.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

Demonstrated leadership presence in an operational environment. Has been successful in motivating all levels of a staffing group to deliver high quality services and has experience building a coherent, capable, and well-functioning team.

Proven specialist experience, coupled with significant achievement in operating within a custodial environment. This includes experience delivering best practice environments and leading staff to best support young people to change.

Significant experience and authoritative knowledge of case management arrangements for young people with very complex needs and understands how to motivate adolescents.

Qualifications / Requirements

An appropriate tertiary qualification in youth work, criminology, public policy, or other social sciences fields is highly desirable.

Relevant work experience in a related discipline.

A current Employee Working with Children Check (WWCC) card is required and will need to be provided prior to commencement of employment by the applicant. Currency is required to be maintained by the employee for the period of employment.

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 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.

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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