[Immediate Start] Justice Officer

Occupation: Prison and corrective services

Location: Barwon South West - Greater Geelong

Reference: VG/8003OCT2025

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?

- Manage the processing, collection and despatch of prisoner mail
- Great opportunity: Ongoing role within Corrections Victoria
- VPS Grade 2: $60,295 - $77,430 plus superannuation

About Us

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer and stronger Victoria. Corrections Victoria is a business unit of the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). Corrections Victoria's vision is ‘Safer prisons, safer people, safer communities'. Its mission is to have ‘A safer, smarter system with a skilled and supported workforce, that enables people in our care to make better decisions'.

Marngoneet Correctional Centre and Karreenga Annex is a medium security facility that houses a mix of sentenced and remand people in our care and is located 6km north-west of Lara, 20km from the centre of Geelong and about 70km from Melbourne. The role of the facility is to contain people in our care safely, securely and humanely, focusing on the individual needs of the people in our care with the aim of providing a successful transition back into the community or on their continued journey through the prison system. The facility has a strong focus on achieving positive outcomes and provides a range of engaged services. Our highly skilled workforce provides supervision and case management and are dedicated to enhancing opportunities to strengthen the people in our care pathways.

About the Role

The Justice Officer – Administration Support Intelligence role manages all in coming and out going mail for the men in the care of Marngoneet Correctional Centre/Karreenga Annex. The functions on the role include the inspection of mail to assist in minimising the risk of contraband entering the facility, the safe management of legal mail and upkeep of relevant registers. Reporting to the Prison Supervisor responsible for the Prison Intelligence Unit, the Justice Officer will report any suspicious or unauthorised material and ensure all records are maintained.

Some of your other duties will include:

- Maintaining appropriate registers dealing with the handling of prisoner mail.
- Checking prisoner mail/packages, using equipment and resources to aid in the detection and interdiction of contraband in and out of the facility.
- Maintaining a close working relationship with key stakeholders identifying topics/personnel of interest.

About You

As an ideal candidate, you will demonstrate the:

- Ability to undertake administrative tasks with a minimum of supervision.
- Appropriate clerical experience, ability to learn and follow relevant legislation and procedures.
- Ability to work with Microsoft software.

Qualifications

- Nil mandatory qualifications required.

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.

Applications close Monday 10 November 2025 at 11.59pm

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