Manager Accommodation Residential

Department for Correctional Services
Job reference: 555990
Location: 5085 - NORTHFIELD
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
About the Department for Correctional Services
The Department employs approximately 2,000 staff and has responsibility for nine prisons and fifteen Community Correctional offices across the state. Our vision is for a safer community by protecting the public and reducing re-offending. We work towards this through the contribution of staff who are employed in a wide variety of fields, from correctional officers and teachers, to social workers, psychologists and supervisors of court orders. Their commitment ensures we deliver quality services to prisoners, offenders and victims of crime. We strongly promote diversity and equity in our workforce, which directly contributes to greater effectiveness and better outcomes. In a supportive and collaborative environment, you will encounter interesting professional challenges and you will work alongside dedicated and passionate people who help to turn around the lives of offenders and rebuild lives affected by crime.
Duties
The Manager Accommodation Residential is responsible for ensuring the provision of a high quality, cost effective prisoner accommodation service within an institutional environment, including responsibility for: security and safety, care and welfare of prisoners, behavioural management strategies, minimising at risk behaviour, case management and the effective management of the centre’s daily routine to maximise meaningful prisoner involvement in industry, offender programs, education and vocational training and structured activity.
Special Conditions

• Section 47 of the Public Sector Act 2009 applies in conjunction with other provisions of the act and other applicable industrial entitlements.
• The incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete a National Criminal History Check;
• A current South Australian Driver’s Licence is essential;
• A flexible approach to working hours is required;
• Some interstate and intrastate travel will be required which may necessitate overnight absences.
• May be required to work out-of-hours and perform on-call duties to ensure the prison is able to meet operational and critical service needs.

Requirements
Essential: NIL
Desirable: NIL
Remuneration
COS7 ($97,022 - $104,713pa)
Enquiries
Mr. Kymberley McKay
General Manager, Adelaide Women's Prison/Adelaide Pre-Release Centre
(08) 8343 0106
Kymberley.McKay@sa.gov.au
Application Instructions
All applications must be submitted online via I Work for SA.
Applicants are required to attach additional information addressing below specific criteria outlined in the Advice to Applicants.
Your response to these 4 key selection criteria should not exceed two pages in length.
Please note: Applicants that do not address the selection criteria may be disadvantaged during the shortlisting process.
Refer to the Advice to Applicants for information on how to apply.
Applicants are required to complete the Employment Declaration if not currently employed by the Department for Correctional Services.
Additional Information
This is an ongoing vacancy.
Applications close: 16/01/2024 11:00 PM
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Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.