Justice Officer - Stores & Finance
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| Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| Work Type: | Ongoing - full time |
| Job Function: | Finance |
| Classification: | VPSG2 |
| Work Location: | Western - Ararat |
| Reference: | VG/1779JUNE2025 |
| Closing Date: | 13-Jul-2025 |
| Salary Range: | $60,295 - $77,430 |
| Job Duration: | N/A |
| Attachments: | Position Description - HCC - 1779 - Justice Officer Stores & Finance - June 2025.pdf (PDF, 220KB) Position Description |
| Contact: | Ashton Howard on 4309 3210 Ashton.Howard@justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
- Utilise your accounting expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at Hopkins Correctional Centre
- 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:
Corrections Victoria is responsible for the direction, management and operation of Victoria's prison system and Post Sentence Scheme. As a service agency within the Department of Justice & Community Safety (DJCS), Corrections Victoria develops and implements 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.
About the Role:
Hopkins Correctional Centre is a medium security prison located in Western Victoria housing up to 798 people. The prison takes a multi-disciplinary approach that promotes active participation in activities structured to assist with rehabilitation and reintegration back to community at end of sentence.
Reporting to the Finance & Stores Team Leaders, the Justice Officer – Stores & Finance will process a range of financial, accounts payable and purchasing transactions ensuring compliance with requirements and timelines. This role will ensure electronic and paper-based record keeping systems are up to date and accurate. This may include petty cash, banking, accounts payable and prisoner finance (SPEND), day-to-day operations of the prison stores functions including warehouse, procurement and administrative functions, prisoner shop, prison archive, prison vehicle fleet and state uniform store.
This position requires direct prisoner contact and supervision and may involve weekend and public holiday work, in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Enterprise Agreement 2024.
Some of your duties will include:
- Working productively and respectfully as part of a dedicated and supportive team within a rotational roster framework featuring task responsibilities in accordance with the position responsibilities.
- Process a range of financial and administrative transactions ensuring compliance, including data entry, cash handling, preparation of journals, reconciliations and reporting, and accommodation bookings as directed.
- Ensure electronic and paper-based record keeping systems are up to date and accurate. Ensure accurate and timely payment of invoices.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Well-developed computer literacy
- Sound knowledge of and application of legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations
- Experience with Oracle or similar finance related system
- An understanding of shop, store and warehousing operations including associated stock management.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Advanced computer skills including effective use of various systems such as word processing, spreadsheets, email, appointment scheduling and internet 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 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.
