Family Violence Information Sharing Projects Officer

About this role

• Respond to external requests for information relating to family violence matters, involving the use of Corrections Victoria (CV) applications and specific databases.
• Fixed, Full-Time opportunity until 30/06/2027.
• VPS Grade 4: $97,955 - $111,142 plus superannuation.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is seeking a Family Violence Information Sharing Projects Officer to provide a critical role within Custodial Operations.

About the Business Unit

CV 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, CV develops and implements operational policies, programs and services that ensure the safe and secure containment of prisoners, and that seek to rehabilitate them by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

The System Performance Branch, within the Custodial Division of CV, is responsible for a range of work across all prisons. Its responsibilities include convening state-wide managers' meetings, performance monitoring and reporting, incident reporting, responding to family violence queries, oversight of reviews and investigations, policy review and development, auditing, correspondence, management of the multi-faith chaplaincy services, and general advice to prisons and other departmental staff. The Branch includes three main teams (Operations Directorate, the Monitoring, Standards and Reporting Unit and Litigation & Coronial Matters) as well as other staff, and directly reports to the Deputy Commissioner, Custodial Operations, providing authoritative, strategic advice, and briefing papers on a range of correctional issues. 

About the Role

This role is required to support the Operations Directorate, on behalf of the Deputy Commissioner, Custodial Operations with matters relating to prisons and family violence. This will include managing prisoner-related correspondence, liaising with other units internal and external to Corrections Victoria, CJS and the department about family violence information sharing, providing advice to prison staff about family violence matters, and representing the System Performance Branch at various meetings.

Some of your duties will include:

• Respond to external requests for information relating to family violence matters, which will involve the use of corrections applications such as PIMS, E-Justice, Centurion and specific databases; liaison with prison and Community Correctional Services (CCS) operational staff, as well as various DJCS staff and Information Sharing Entities.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative reviews on prison operations related to the family violence in prisons framework, using a knowledge of prison policy in a custodial sense.
• Maintain local database, that allows analysis and reporting of data, including the provision of monthly information about the number of requests received and responded to.

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:

• Sound knowledge of the Victorian prison system, including the functions of CV
• Experience using CV's information systems including PIMS, E-Justice and Centurion

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 a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC) 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.