Project Lead – Port Phillip Prison Transition
Located at Forensicare’s Prison Services

Ref number: 11200

Full Time, Fixed Term (14 months)

Forensicare is the statutory agency responsible for the provision of adult forensic mental health services across Victoria.
This position is located within Forensicare's Prisons Service which works administratively across several locations with offices in Fairfield, Clifton Hill and Northcote all 15 minutes from Melbourne’s CBD.

 About the role

Forensicare has been nominated by the Victorian Government to become the provider of specialist Forensic Mental Health Services at Port Philip Prison from September 2017 under a contract with G4S Correctional Services. This position will lead the planning, coordination and implementation of the transition project for this change which will involve close collaboration with the existing provider, St Vincent's Correctional Healthcare.

 Duties:

• Lead the Transition Project in consultation with senior staff.
• Oversee planning for recruitment and transition of staff.
• Develop an Operations Manual for the new services.
• Participate in interface meetings with G4S and St Vincent’s.
• Develop key communications for critical stakeholders.
• Ensure training and orientation for staff.
• Ensure policies and procedures are developed and in place.

Skills and experience

You will need to:

• Have experience in project management within the public health or government sector.
• Have the capacity to problem solve, source, analyse and report information.
• Be able to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Have highly developed written communication skills across a range of outputs and audiences.
• Possess relevant tertiary qualifications in mental health or a related field.

 Benefits

 We value our staff and provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Great salary packaging conditions
• Excellent leave entitlements
• Post graduate scholarship programs
• Ongoing training and full orientation
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing Programs including: staff health service, Critical Incident Stress Management and Employee Assistance Programs

Forensicare values a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

 This position is subject to a Police Check.

Who to contact

For more information please contact Sally Sondhu, Executive Assistant to Executive Director Community Operations and Strategic Development, on 9947 2500.

Visit our website to apply (www.forensicare.vic.gov.au) and follow the link under the Careers section.

Applications should be submitted by 4^th July 2016.

Forensicare promotes the following values: responsiveness, integrity, impartiality, accountability, respect and leadership; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.