Senior Assessor

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

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 more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

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Department: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Work Type: Fixed term - full time
Job Function: Other
Classification: VPSG5
Work Location: Melbourne - CBD
Reference: VG/D02679/D02680APR2025
Closing Date: 29-Apr-2025
Salary Range: $109,730 - $132,764
Job Duration: 31/12/2026
Attachments: PD - VPS5 Redress Senior Assessor (VPS5) - Fiskville.pdf (PDF, 222KB)


Contact: Lucas Betts - 0428 763 507
lucas.betts@justice.vic.gov.au

Position Details

  • Join the Redress Design and Delivery (RDD) team
  • Fixed term, full-time opportunity until 31 December 2026
  • VPS Grade 5: $109,730 - $132,764 per annum plus superannuation

About Us:

Redress Design and Delivery (RDD) is responsible for administering two redress schemes that acknowledge past harm, provide a range of support options for individuals who have experienced harm, and operate independently from the organisation responsible for causing the harm. It provides high-quality strategic policy advice, and is responsible for administration and delivery of frontline services.

The RDD business unit administers the schemes via ‘scheme based teams.' Each team consists of a Senior Manager, Team Leader, Principal Consultant, Senior Consultants, Senior Assessors and support staff. The Strategy and Operations team provide policy, compliance, monitoring and business support across all two schemes.  

About the Role:

The position is responsible for the assessment of applications, preparing reasons for decisions and ongoing policy development to support the delivery of the schemes.

This position requires dealing with material that can be challenging and distressing. This role will best suit a candidate who is resilient and empathetic. 

Some of your other duties will include:

  • Maintaining and enhancing practice consistency with a focus on continuous improvement across multiple schemes.
  • Producing high quality, clear and objective written documents in accordance with the schemes' assessment guidelines, that provide a clear and compelling basis for the recommended assessment outcomes.
  • Provideing policy and research advice to the Senior Manager, Assessments.

For further information please refer to the attached position description before applying.

About You:

To be successful in this role you have:

  • The ability to analyse and critically evaluate complex information to establish a strong written evidentiary basis for an assessed recommendation.
  • Demonstrated policy development/research capability, including the ability to apply legislation and principles associated with criminal law, equal opportunity, social policy, criminal justice.
  • Resilience and empathy.

Qualifications:

  • A qualification or relevant experience in one or more of the following areas is essential: law, equal opportunity, criminal justice, social policy or health.
  • Previous experience assessing applications for redress and/or restorative engagement scheme will be highly regarded.

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.


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