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Industry Officer
Source: remoteok
About This Role
- Help people build practical skills for life after prison.
- Train prisoners in real workplaces across varied industry settings.
- Enjoy hands-on work where every day brings something different.
- Join a supportive team while building safer communities through meaningful work.
- Compensation: Ongoing, full-time role earning $85,787 - $98,651 per year, plus super.
What You Will Do
As an Industry Officer, you will help prisoners build work skills in prison industry areas. You will support safe daily operations while meeting production and training goals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Train and supervise prisoners in commercial and service industry work areas.
- Maintain safe workplaces by following security, safety, and operational procedures.
- Monitor production, stock, records, and equipment to support daily operations.
- Coach prisoners to build practical skills and improve future employment opportunities.
- Work with your team to improve processes, complete reports, and meet production goals.
About You
A trade qualification or relevant experience in cabinet making, joinery, timber, or metal fabrication is highly desirable. A current forklift licence is preferred.
You should also have:
- Experience working in a trade or industrial setting while meeting production targets.
- Knowledge of prison industry procedures or the ability to learn them quickly.
- Understanding of Lean manufacturing principles and safe work practices.
- Strong teamwork, resilience, and communication skills with a focus on continuous improvement.
How to Apply
Please click the "Apply" button on the advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt, or .rtf formats.
- Contact: For further questions, email Paul Donald at paul.donald@justice.vic.gov.au.
- Inclusivity: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply.
- Adjustments: If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please contact the person listed above.
Important Information
- Pre-employment Checks: The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.
- 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.