Job posted: 11/10/2024Job type: Full timeOrganisation: Department of Justice and Community SafetyOccupation: Prison and Corrective ServicesReference: VG/5590OCT2024At 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.For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers.We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?Utilise your administration and prison and corrective services expertise to provide support and advice to the Corrections Victoria branch.Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service.About Us:The Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group, comprising Corrections Victoria, Justice Health and Justice Services, plays an integral role in developing safer and more resilient communities and in delivering a trusted justice and community safety system.Corrections Victoria is responsible for the implementation of 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.Corrections Victoria also sets strategy, policy and standards for the management of the state's system of correctional facilities whilst also developing programs for the management and rehabilitation of prisoners and the community-based supervision of offenders.About the Role:At the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC), each Justice Officer role specialises in one of four streams – Records/Property, Finance/Stores and Administration. Over time, and with appropriate support and training, Justice Officers may be rotated between these streams to provide career enhancement opportunities to those staff, and operational flexibility to the prison.This position will require direct prisoner contact and while it will generally operate on a Monday to Friday basis, it may involve weekend and public holiday work which would be remunerated in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Agreement.Some of your duties will include:Collating Case Management Review Committee schedules and communicate scheduling to the location.Providing secretariat services for a range of Case Management Review Committee Meetings.Assisting the Offender Management Supervisor in specific prisoner assessment functions in accordance with Sentence Management Procedures.To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.About You:As an ideal candidate, you will possess:Well-developed computer literacy. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. A working knowledge of PIMS is highly desirable.Ability to notate meeting discussions accurately.Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations.Demonstrated experience in and/or understanding of working within a correctional environment is desirable.Qualifications:Previous experience in case management and/or administrative experience is desirable but not mandatory.How to Apply:Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Please include in your application your resume and cover letter outlining your relevant skills and experience for the position. 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 national police checks and misconduct screening.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.
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