Project Support Officer, Employment Pathways

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/CV0848SEPTEMBER2025

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.

We're proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Have a meaningful, positive impact by helping clients become job ready or secure post release employment
• Assist in developing and delivering existing and new employment services and programs
• Fixed term to 30th June 2027 based at 50 Franklin Street, Melbourne
• VPS Grade 3: $79,122 - $96,073 plus superannuation

About Us:

The Offender Services and Reintegration (OSR) division of Corrections Victoria (CV) is responsible for providing best practice interventions which aim to reduce the risk of reoffending including case management, education, training and employment, prison industries and rehabilitation and reintegration supports. The division contributes to a safer community by supporting a safe and humane corrections system that provides opportunities for rehabilitation, supports reintegration and works toward Aboriginal self-determination.

The Employment Pathways Team integrate and consolidate existing employment initiatives as well as operationalise new employment service delivery models and services to assist people in prison to get job ready and connect them with employers and job opportunities for meaningful post release employment. As part of OSR's Inside to Outside Jobs strategy, this directly contributes to successful reintegration, reduced recidivism and community safety.

Employment Pathways aims to:

• integrate and consolidate existing employment initiatives
• explore and operationalise new employment service delivery models, including pre- and post-release services
• link and connect people in prison with education, industries, and employers to create job opportunities and meaningful post-release employment

What you will do:

As Project Support Officer based at 50 Franklin Street, you will support Employment Specialists located at various Employment Hubs located at prison sites across Victoria that contribute to the planning, development and implementation of a state-wide coordinated employment service across Victoria's prison system, by:

• providing high quality broad project support including operational delivery of various employment service streams across multi sites, development and delivery of marketing and communications strategy, activities and events
• actively support and participate in various direct recruitment activities working in collaboration with employer partners and a range of internal stakeholders
• coordinate and liaise with relevant working parties and collaborate with key internal and external stakeholders towards the promotion and development of integrated service responses to the rehabilitation of people engaged in the justice system

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will have:

• Experience in providing high quality administrative support at the senior management level.
• Understands operational environment and works effectively, responding to changes, implementing responses, and providing analyses and suggesting improvements to support decision making.
• Understanding and awareness of the key issues impacting Corrections Victoria, particularly within the area of program and services for people engaged in the justice system.
• No formal qualifications required.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

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.