Prison Officer

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

**Salary**:$63,469 - $81,505

**Grade**:Cog2A

**Occupation**: Prison and Corrective Services

**Location**: Loddon

**Reference**: VG/4922JUNE2025

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.

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 Prison and Corrective Services expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria within Barwon Prison**:

- **Ongoing, Full-Time opportunities to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service**:

- **Cog2A: $63,469 - $81,505 plus superannuation.**

**About the Business Unit**:
Department of Justice & Community Safety comprises of eight regions, through which compliance, enforcement and regulatory services are provided to the Victorian community.

The Loddon Mallee Region provides services at Justice Service Centres in Bendigo, Swan Hill, Echuca and Mildura and at outreach locations across the region, including Castlemaine, Maryborough, Kerang, Robinvale, Kyneton and Ouyen. The region has three prisons, Loddon Prison a medium risk facility and Middleton a restricted minimum facility in Castlemaine. The third prison Tarrengower is a minimum risk facility located in Maldon.

**About the Role**:
The Prison Officer/s - Commissioning and Workforce Planning will play an important role within the custodial environment, supporting commissioning activities.

Some of your duties will include:

- Working with all members of the prison to ensure the safety and security of prisoners, staff and visitors
- Conducting patrols, searches and security-related activities while ensuring compliance with relevant policies and procedures
- Maintaining high quality documentation in relation to case files, prisoner assessments, and report preparation.

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

**About You**:

- Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the operation within a prison environment
- Qualifications/Requirements:_
- A full and current Victorian driver's licence
- Successful completion of the Corrections Victoria, Prison Officer Training Course
- Must be an employee of the Department of Justice & Community Safety.

**How to Apply**:
**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 Thursday 3 July 2025 at 11.59PM

Posted 19 June 2025