• Utilise your administration expertise to provide support and advice to the Barwon South West Region
• Ongoing, Casual position available
• Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 2: $56,271 - $72,262 for a full time equivalent employee plus superannuation.

About Us:

The Barwon South West Region (BSWR) provides justice services from Justice Service Centres in Geelong and Warrnambool, and through reporting centres in Colac, Hamilton, and Portland.

About the Role:

The Justice Officer - Casual is an entry-level position to a career in Corporate Services within the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). The Justice Officer – Casual, may provide a range of functions across the Prisons Precinct including processing of prisoner monies, operation of the prisoner shop, ordering stock and stock management, facilitating goods inwards and outwards, and general administrative tasks.

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

Some of your duties may include:

• Contributing to the efficiency of the administrative function through actively contributing to business improvement initiatives.
• Performing accounts functions overseeing the administration of prisoner private monies in addition to accounts payables, receivables, reconciliation, data entry, and reporting.
• Monitoring and liaising with customers, administrators, and prison staff on relevant issues pertaining to finance and stores.
• Assisting in operating the Prisoners' shop and updating prisoner records on SPEND and other systems as required.

About You:

As an ideal candidate, you will have:

• Well-developed computer literacy skills.
• proficiency in the use of software and standard office equipment.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations.

Qualifications

• Forklift licence preferred but not essential.

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.