Overview
Work type: Full time
Salary: $60,295 - $77,430
Grade: VPSG2
Occupation: Administration/Secretarial
Location: Ararat
Reference: VG/5832JUNE2025
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.
We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.
The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.
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.
For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers
We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?
- Utilise your Administrative expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at Hopkins Correctional Centre
- 1 x Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 2: $60,295 - $77,430 plus superannuation
About the Business Unit:
Hopkins Correctional Centre is a medium-security men's prison located in Ararat, Victoria. The prison's primary purpose is to prepare male prisoners for transition, reintegration, and release. Hopkins Correctional Centre provides accommodation for sentenced and unsentenced prisoners with protection requirements in an open campus environment, combining community-style prison design with the Better Living Model (an innovative case management model for prisoner management).
About the Role:
Reporting to the Justice Officer Team Leader, the Justice Officer - Business Support role provides accurate and timely administrative and support services to Hopkins Correctional Centre and staff.
Some of your duties will include:
- Providing administrative support and client services relevant to the location
- Providing information and assistance to clients, internal and external stakeholders and the public including the collation, review, and processing of applications
- Providing reception and telephone responses for the location.
These positions are based at Hopkins Correctional Centre in regional Victoria and may require direct prisoner contact. The Justice Officer – Business Support team roster involves working weekdays, Monday through to Friday.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will possess:
- Well-developed computer literacy and administration skills
- An understanding of the importance of maintaining accurate records of sensitive information and documents
- The ability to communicate with a wide range of stakeholders
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.
Applications close Sunday 22 June 2025 at 11.59PM
