Community Work Development Officer

Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / 12 months

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $83,333 - $89,661

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DOJ/7191_MAY23

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?
- ** 12-month, full-time opportunity based in Derrimut, with potential further positions across the region**:

- **Promote offender rehabilitation through meaningful community work**:

- **Salary range $83,333 - $89,661 plus superannuation**

**About us**

CCS plays a vital role in contributing to the safety of the community by:

- Engaging offenders to build responsibility, and
- Connecting offenders to programs, services and community.

**About the role**

As the Community Work Development Officer, you will play a key role in the development and maintenance of productive and sustainable community work partnerships. You will actively seek opportunities for offenders to participate in meaningful work that promotes offender rehabilitation and enhances community safety.

**To be successful in this role you will have**:

- experience in effectively developing and maintaining productive and sustainable partnerships with community organisations
- excellent relationship-building and communication skills
- an ability to work collaboratively and mentor your colleagues
- capability to produce detailed reports and other standard documents in line with procedural guidelines.

Experience in community services, not-for-profit or community development is also desirable.

For more details regarding this position, please review the position description or contact **Irena Peraica - Manager, Community Work & Partnerships on 0438 753 781.**

**Why work with us?**

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we provide every person with the means to achieve their potential through ongoing learning and development opportunities in a diverse, equitable and supportive environment.

We look for people who are prepared to do their very best in line with our values and behaviours. Our values shape and influence how we recruit, train and develop our staff and build relationships with stakeholders.

We will also provide you with professional development opportunities, an employee assistance program, access to job opportunities across the Victorian Government, salary packaging and much more.

**How to apply**

**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES: _**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.