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Prison Services Manager


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Location : Melbourne, Australia


Created : 2025-06-30


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Lead the corporate services function at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre in west Melbourne.Ongoing, full-time opportunity to join the Victorian Public Service.The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an experienced and strategic manager to lead the corporate services function within a women''s correctional facility.In this essential role, you will manage a substantial budget, driving departmental savings targets while balancing the operational risks inherent in a correctional environment. Your leadership will ensure the efficient delivery of key services, including logistics, procurement, and compliance, all while maintaining the highest standards of safety and operational integrity.About the Business UnitThe 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 offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.As part of the CJS group, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) is a 694-bed maximum-security facility for female individuals located within the West Metropolitan Area.About the RoleReporting directly to the General Manager, the Prison Services Manager is responsible for leading and motivating diverse functional teams responsible for in-prison planning.Some of your duties will include:Lead and motivate diverse functional teams responsible for budget, financial management, human resources, training, stores, accounts, purchasing and prisoner services including records and property.Manage the effective strategic planning and delivery of corporate and business support services including playing a critical leadership role in the delivery of outcomes associated with the Cultural Review recommendations.Manage a significant budget for the location ensuring that key savings initiatives and strategies are developed and implemented to ensure the budget is delivered in the most effective and efficient way. This includes undertaking strategic budget and financial analysis for the location and the provision of high-level expert advice and correspondence to the General Manager.To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.About youTo be successful in this role, you will have:Demonstrated experience in managing complex and diverse service functions.Knowledge of the Victorian Public Service Purchasing Framework and procurement.Experience in government finance, and an excellent knowledge of the application of government accounting and financial legislation, policies ad processes, preferably within a state government environment (or similar).Established expertise in the application of the Oracle Financial System.Qualifications/RequirementsQualifications in finance or business management or human resources is desirable but not mandatory.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 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.How do your skills match this job?How do your skills match this job?Sign in and update your profile to get insights.Government & Defence More than 10,000 employeesThe Department of Justice and Community Safety works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria.A wide range of opportunities are on offer across our business units and statutory entities, in many locations across the state.The roles we recruit for include: legal and policy officers prison officers youth justice workers clinicians (psychologists/social workers) sheriffs officersThe Department of Justice and Community Safety works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria.A wide range of opportunities are on offer across our business units and statutory entities, in many locations across the state.The roles we recruit for include: legal and policy officers prison officers youth justice workers clinicians (psychologists/social workers)To help fast track investigation, please include here any other relevant details that prompted you to report this job ad as fraudulent / misleading / discriminatory. #J-18808-Ljbffr