• Utilise your IT expertise to provide support and advice to Metropolitan Remand Centre
• Ongoing full-time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking an IT Coordinator, to provide a critical role within Metropolitan Remand Centre.

About the Business Unit

The Metropolitan Remand Centre is a 954-bed maximum-security facility for unsentenced male offenders located within the West Metropolitan Region, Department of Justice and Community Safety.

About the Role

The IT Coordinator at the Metropolitan Remand Centre will be responsible for the effective management of Information technology resources and ensuring the prisoner intranet and network is managed effectively, allowing it to operate as intended, being protected from misuse and compliance with Corrections Victoria and local prisoner computer policies and guidelines.

The IT Coordinator will be responsible for the management of MRC owned IT assets and be the liaison between MRC and Corrections Victoria Technology Services. This position is part of a team consisting of Infrastructure maintenance and will be expected to contribute to the team through supporting the facility maintenance activities.

This position may require direct prisoner contact and may involve weekend and public holiday work, remunerated in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Determination.

Some of your duties will include:

• Provide technical advice and assistance to MRC staff and Management in relation to local IT resources.
• Liaise with DOJ & CV Technology Services on project rollouts, installation or repair of MRC IT equipment and prisoner network computers.
• Act as the Prisoner Intranet Network system administrator, including network design, user requirements, switch configuration and system requirements, and publish information on the local intranet

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:

• Highly developed computer skills and demonstrated knowledge and experience in use of Linux systems (Ubuntu), Web content manager Joomla, development of Microsoft Access/SQL based tools would be advantageous.
• Proven experience in programming language including developing code and implementation of IT related projects would be advantageous.

Qualifications

• Relevant Information Technology qualification.
• Experienced professional with proven experience working with management systems such as Microsoft Access, Excel and SQL-based data platforms is desirable.

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 national police checks 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.