Initial Assessment Officer

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:VPSG3

**Occupation**: Regulatory Governance and Compliance

**Location**: Ballarat

**Reference**: VG/1864104

**About us**

The Department of Government Services (DGS) was established on 1 January 2023 to improve everyone's experience of doing business and interacting with the Victorian government. We bring important day-to-day services together in one department to make things easy and seamless for Victorians and businesses. We are doing this by connecting and digitising our systems and platforms across state and local government as well as streamlining our corporate and procurement services.

**About the role**

Initial Assessment Officers provide legislative support to the operational teams through the use of expert knowledge and carry out quality assurance functions across their work. Initial Assessment Officers also regularly engage with a range of stakeholders in both written and verbal formats to seek and clarify information.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Managing the ChildCheck and DisCheck Database requirements for initial assessments.
- Collate data and statistics and assisting with data analysis and performance reporting.

**About you**

To be considered for the role, you must be able to demonstrate:

- Proven capacity to function as a part of a high performing team and contribute to the operational objectives in a challenging environment.
- Resilience: Gives frank and honest feedback/advice. Listens when ideas are challenged, seeks to understand the nature of criticism and respond constructively; displays confidence and conviction when communicating an opinion.
- Critical Thinking and Problem Solving: Resolves issues through deep understanding or interpretation of existing guidelines. Where guidelines are not available, analyses ideas available and takes action through self, or in consultation with others to resolve problems. If required, determine additional information needed to make informed decisions. Applies critical thinking and problem-solving concepts in the right context.
- Promote Inclusion: Pays attention to words, expression and body language; recognises behaviours that promote a culture of inclusion. Hold self and team accountable towards being inclusive to individuals from diverse backgrounds. Takes corrective actions when behaviours displayed do not promote an inclusive workplace.

**Other requirements**:
A tertiary qualification is desirable.

For specific skills required please review the attached position description.

This position is only open to applicants with relevant rights to work in Australia.

**How to apply**
- a resume; and
- a cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (within three pages)

**Other relevant information**

The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees and clients and consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (OH&S Act), to support this DGS has a COVID-19 Vaccination policy which **strongly recommends** all DGS employees be fully vaccinated.

DGS actively promotes diversity, inclusion and an equal opportunity workplace. We welcome applicants from all diverse backgrounds, including people with disabilities and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly, however it may differ from role to role.

DGS is committed to supporting our employees balance their work and life commitments. All roles at DGS can be worked flexibly. DGS recognises that providing flexible working arrangements is not only important to our employees but also underpins a diverse, inclusive, adaptive, and high-performing workforce. The nature and scope of flexible options available will depend on the nature of the position. Applicants are encouraged to discuss flexible arrangements with the hiring manager during the recruitment process.

Applications close Tuesday 17 June 2025 at 11.59PM

Posted 03 June 2025