Justice Officer
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| Department: | Department of Justice and Community Safety |
| Work Type: | Fixed term - full time |
| Job Function: | Administration / Secretarial |
| Classification: | VPSG2 |
| Work Location: | Melbourne - Northern Metro |
| Reference: | VG/4487AUGUST2024 |
| Closing Date: | 11-Sep-2024 |
| Salary Range: | $58,539 - $75,175 |
| Job Duration: | 27/01/2025 |
| Attachments: | Position Description - 4487 - Justice Officer - Broadmeadows .pdf (PDF, 197KB) Position Description |
| Contact: | Jasmina Calabro on 0437795260 jasmina.calabro@justice.vic.gov.au |
Position Details
- Utilise your Administrative expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at Broadmeadows Justice Service Centre
- A Fixed-Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service for 9 months
- VPS Grade 2: $58,539 - $75,175 plus superannuation.
About the Business Unit:
The North West Metropolitan Area (NWMA) accounts for approximately 1800 staff across 21 sites. These sites are located in either the North or West of the Area and deliver a range of services including: custodial services at prisons, Community Correctional Services, Youth Justice Services, Sheriff's Operations, Consumer Affairs, front of house enquiries (including Births, Deaths and Marriages applications) and management of community services (including Victims' Support across the area). In addition, there are two Executive Officer roles of the Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council, West and North.
Located across the NWMA are fourteen non-custodial locations in the Melbourne CBD, Broadmeadows, Coolaroo, Reservoir, South Morang, Melton, Sunshine, Werribee, Derrimut, Laverton, Tullamarine and Thomastown, plus the Neighbourhood Justice Centre in Collingwood, and the Court Services Unit at the Melbourne Magistrates Court. There are four youth justice office locations in Broadmeadows, Reservoir, Werribee and Sunshine. There are three maximum security prisons - Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, Melbourne Assessment Prison and the Metropolitan Remand Centre, as well as the minimum-security Judy Lazarus Transition Centre.
About the Role:
The Justice Officer role is to deliver friendly, efficient customer service to clients of the Department of Justice and Community Safety who report to CCS Broadmeadows. As part of the role you will also consistent, timely and accurate administrative support to regional locations and staff.
Some of your duties will include:
- Providing a range of high quality and efficient front-of-house administrative services, such as Consumer Affairs or Births, Deaths and Marriages enquiries and applications, and other 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.
To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As our ideal candidate for this role, you will be able to demonstrate
- Being open to new ideas and approaches. Offers own opinions, asks questions makes suggestions; does not give up easily; maintains discipline in keeping to work planned or assigned
- You consider the merits of new ideas and approaches. Is willing to develop and apply new skills
- Recognise own emotional responses to a range of people or events, and the impact these can have on others; recognises that problems or challenges are a normal part of working and actions can be taken to manage them
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite.
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.
FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
- For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
- For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.
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.
