Regional General Manager - Loddon Mallee Region

Regional General Manager - Loddon Mallee Region

• Location:
  North West - Loddon
• Job Function:
  Prison and Corrective Services
• Work Type:
  Ongoing - full time

About this role

• Rare opportunity to lead and influence daily operations across a number of CCS locations within the Loddon Mallee Region
• Support the delivery of best practice case management and promote a work environment that values teamwork and high performance
• Ongoing opportunity, allowing you the opportunity to drive change and truely make an impact on your community and your staff.

About the role:

The Regional General Manager, CCS leads and manages the delivery of CCS services across CCS locations within the region, including providing services to regional courts and prisons.

The Regional General Manager will be based in Bendigo, however will work from and travel to locations within the region and manage the day-to-day operations of that CCS region, along with having direct line management responsibilities for the Managers across court, parole and post sentence and community work streams, including a number of other specialist positions.

The Regional General Manager is a member of a region's executive management team. In that capacity, the position has a significant role to play in providing strategic advice for the entire region and delivering strategic outcomes to address issues affecting the region and CCS as a whole.

Some of your key responsibilities will include;

• Prepare regional reports for senior management at an advanced professional level and resolve complex and sensitive issues.
• Ensure that Service Delivery Outcomes are met and that those activities are consistent with Justice Service instructions and legislative requirements.
• Provide leadership to staff, promote CCS' vision and regional strategic direction both internally and externally, and manage relationships and activities to appropriately meet stakeholder requirements.

About you:

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of the criminal justice system and contemporary best practice in offender management within CCS.
• Expert understanding of and experience in best practice initiatives in relation to risk management and therapeutic work with high risk and complex individuals.
• Demonstrated experience in leading and managing cross-functional operations and determining service delivery resource allocation.
• Ability to create a culture that supports and respects the individuality of others and recognises the benefits of diverse ideas and approaches;
  communicates well with,relates to and sees issues from the perspective of people from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds.

For more details regarding this position please contact:

• Chris Corbell A/ Executive Director on or

Applications close at 11:
59pm on Tuesday the 9th of July.

In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Recruitment Policy, Victorian Public Service employees are prioritised in the application process and this vacancy is only available to VPS employees, contractors and external applicants are unable to apply.

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.

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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

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.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

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.

Chris Corbell - Executive Director, Loddon Mallee