The Department of Justice has a number of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies in place, and our recruitment practices aim to facilitate full participation from all population cohorts. We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and faiths, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.
The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform TPS Recruiting at TPSRecruiting@justice.tas.gov.au as soon as possible.
Details of Appointment
This is a permanent day work position working weekdays (73.50 hours per fortnight). We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements - talk to us about how this could work for you.
*Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time, part time and/or casual vacancies.
Benefits
Salary of $109,099 to 123,395 pa. Starting salary negotiable within range subject to experience in a similar role. Annual salary increases within this range in accordance with the Tasmanian State Service Award and Public Sector Union Wages Agreement.
In addition to the salary:
- 12% super from 1 July 2025, access to salary sacrifice and salary packaging.
- 4 weeks annual leave per year, plus access to purchased leave, leave without pay and State Service accumulated leave scheme.
- Access to a free, confidential Employee Assistance Program and a range of other service via our dedicated Wellbeing and Support team.
- Learning, development and career progression opportunities across Tasmania.
Working Environment
Tasmania Prison Service (TPS) has prison facilities located at Risdon Vale, Hobart and Launceston in Tasmania. This position is based at Risdon Vale in. The Risdon Vale site offers a corporate working environment without the hustle and bustle of city centre offices, free on-site parking and access to the on-site staff gym (or head across the road to Risdon Brook Dam for a walk at lunch time).
Duties
- Provide leadership, supervision, support and direction for the Activities Coordination Unit (ACU), Visitor Reception Centre (VRC), and State‑wide Property (SWP), ensuring high‑quality service delivery.
- Lead the optimisation and delivery of the through‑care model and core day activities by managing the scheduling of all prisoner programs, work, and education opportunities, ensuring these activities effectively meet the needs of the current and growing prisoner population within the TPS.
- Lead and supervise the framework for the payment of prisoner allowances within the TPS, ensuring fairness, transparency and consistency across all facilities.
- Manage the service delivery of the Visitor Reception Centre that includes all southern facilities ensuring TPS service requirements are being met.
- Lead the development and implementation of systems for cataloguing prisoner property, ensuring practices align with best‑practice loss‑prevention standards.
- Monitor and provide reports, briefs and correspondence on your areas of responsibility.
- Provide oversight to the administration functions across the TPS as required.
- Support and undertake stakeholder engagement as required.
- Manage effective financial, physical and human resources of the ACU, VRC, SWP and ensuring a high standard of accountability and performance monitoring.
- Contribute to the creation and consultation of relevant policies and maintain existing relevant policies, Director Standing Orders and procedures, particularly as it relates to new services being implemented.
- Manage virtual technology for prisoners to undertake visits online, and provide the necessary support to facilities, families and prisoners in respect to this.
Pre-employment Checks
The Head of State Service has determined that the person nominated for this vacancy is to satisfy a pre-employment check before taking up the appointment, promotion or transfer.
The following checks are to be conducted:
1. Pre-employment checks
• Arson and fire setting
• Violent crimes and crimes against the person
• Sex-related offences
• Drug and alcohol related offences
• Crimes involving dishonesty
• Crimes involving deception
• Making false declarations
• Malicious damage and destruction to property
• Serious traffic offences
• Crimes against public order or relating to the Administration of Law and Justice
• Crimes against Executive or the Legislative Power
• Crimes involving Conspiracy
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment.
3. Identification check.
Desirable Requirements
- Experience in managing staff in a complex institution environment.
Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents
Statement of Duties (355912) Manager Prisoner Activities - February 2026.docx
Statement of Duties (355912) Manager Prisoner Activities - February 2026.pdf
About the Department of Justice (Tasmania Prison Service) (1).DOCX
About the Department of Justice (Tasmania Prison Service).pdf
Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.docx
Information for Applicants (DOJ) Short Form Application.pdf
FAQs Short Form Application.docx
FAQs Short Form Application.pdf
How to apply
To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.
Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.
Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.
Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact TPS Recruiting on (03) 6165 7394 or TPSRecruiting@justice.tas.gov.au.
For more information
Tristan Bell
Assistant Director, Engagement, Communication and Policy
tristan.bell@justice.tas.gov.au
(03) 616 57399
Reasonable Adjustment Queries
TPS Recruiting
(03) 6165 7394