- Play a key role providing essential business and operational support
- Fixed term opportunity until 30/04/2026 with a small team based at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre
- VPS Grade 2: $60,295 - $77,430 plus superannuation
About Us:
The Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group, comprising Corrections Victoria, Justice Health and Justice Services, plays an integral role in developing safer and more resilient communities and in delivering a trusted justice and community safety system.
Corrections Victoria is responsible for the implementation of policies, programs and services that ensure the safe and secure containment of prisoners, and that seek to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.
As part of the CJS group, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) is a 694 bed maximum-security facility for female offenders located within the West Metropolitan Region, Department of Justice.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Diversity Supervisor, the Justice Officer plays a key role providing essential business and operational support to the broader Offender Services team, contributing to the smooth and efficient delivery of all functions.
This position will require direct prisoner contact. The successful incumbant will work Monday to Friday, 76 hours/fortnight.
Some of your duties will include:
- Monitoring, reporting and liaising with prisoners, administrators, and prison staff on relevant issues.
- Providing a range of high quality and efficient administrative services.
- Assisting with completing transitional activities for women preparing for release, which includes facilitating identification referrals and processing applications.
- Liaising daily with Offender Services Program providers and stakeholders via email and telephone.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:
- Well-developed computer skills.
- Ability to undertake inquiries, prepare reports, correspondence and statistical returns.
- Sound knowledge or ability to learn and apply relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations.
- Experience working in a multi-disciplinary service delivery team, or Corrections environment would be advantageous.
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.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
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.