- Provide administration and client services for Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC)
- Ongoing role within a busy team in Corrections Victoria
- 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 DPFC is a 622 bed medium to maximum-security facility for female offenders located within the West Metropolitan Region, Department of Justice.
DPFC operates a Needs Based Precinct model, with prisoners accommodated in precincts aligned to their identified needs. DPFC has two new buildings as part of its specialist Health and Wellbeing Precinct, dedicated to supporting prisoners with mental health, cognitive impairment, physical disabilities and complex needs.
About the Role:
This position will be required to provide a range of administration support services to the industry and other vocational areas of the prison. This will include, but is not restricted to, being the initial contact for customers, management of written reports and presentations, Human Resource administrative tasks, managing the prisoner pay system, general administration minute taking and meeting attendance.
This position will entail direct prisoner contact and may involve weekend and possible public holiday work, remunerated in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS agreement.
Some of your duties will include:
- Providing information and assistance to clients, internal and external stakeholders.
- Ensure compliance with procedures and practices and identify opportunities for process improvement.
- Prepare routine correspondence and reports.
About You:
To be successful in this role you will be able to demonstrate:
- Computer literacy with a working knowledge of the full range of Microsoft Windows and MS Office application suite software.
- The ability to analyse and interpret information, undertake research and prepare reports and correspondence.
- The ability to provide executive support in a timely and efficient manner.
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.
