Incident Review Officer - CBD
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| Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| Work Type: | Ongoing - full time |
| Job Function: | Prison and Corrective Services |
| Classification: | Cog2B |
| Work Location: | Melbourne - CBD |
| Reference: | VG/2639 |
| Closing Date: | 18-Jan-2026 |
| Salary Range: | $83,288 - $95,778 |
| Job Duration: | N/A |
| Attachments: | Position Description - Incident Review Officer - 2639 - COG2B.docx (Word, 539KB) Job Specification |
| Contact: | Bradley Davis on 0419 911 520 or Bradley.Davis@justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
- Utilise your Operational Incidents expertise to provide support and advice to the System Performance Branch
- Ongoing, Full time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- Cog2B: $83,288 - $95,778 plus superannuation.
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking an Incident Review Officer to provide a critical role within the Operational Assurance, Compliance and Reviews.
About the Business Unit
The role of an Incident Review Officer reports to the Operations Manager, Prison Incidents and is responsible for assisting in the collation of incident information across the prison system. In order to do this, the Incident Review Officer will manage a variety of tasks including liaising with prison staff and other stakeholders; gathering of prison incident documents; collating, reviewing and providing incident information; and maintaining incident data in both MS Excel and Access.
About the Role
Some of your duties will include:
- Liaise with prison staff to collate prison incident documentation.
- Work alongside and provide administrative support to Incident Review Analysts and other members of the Operational Assurance and Compliance team.
- Maintain the prison incident database and analyse the data to identify emerging issues and trends to contribute to the identification and management of organisational risks, business improvement, policy development and achievement of performance outputs.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About you
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Knowledge and understanding of Corrections Victoria's prison operations, policies and procedures or ability to learn.
- Demonstrated experience in maintaining databases and collating information to assist in identifying emerging issues and trends contributing to the identification and management of organisational risks, business improvement, policy development and achievement of performance outputs.
- Proficient computer literacy skills in PIMS, Centurion, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Excel and Access databases
Qualifications/requirements
- Completion of the Corrections Victoria Prison Officer pre-service training.
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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) and misconduct screening.
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.
