Justice Officer

Location: North West Region | Bendigo

Job type: Casual

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $56,271 - $72,262

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: VG/3372/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?
- ** Utilise your administration expertise to provide support and advice to Corporate Services and Infrastructure branch**:

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

- **VPS Grade 2: $56,271 - 72,262 plus superannuation.**

**About Us**:
Department of Justice and 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 also has three prisons, two within the Loddon Prison Precinct which includes a medium risk facility (Loddon) and a restricted minimum facility (Middleton). The third prison is located at Maldon, a minimum risk women's facility; Tarrengower Prison.

**About the role**:
Corporate Services is responsible for providing the Loddon Mallee Region with a range of corporate support functions including Human Resources, Finance and Procurement, Facilities Management, Administration and Workforce Development.

Some of your duties will include:

- Contributing to the delivery of personnel and payroll services to Loddon Mallee Region Prisons.
- Providing relief, support and assistance in a range of corporate service functions within the Region as required.
- Coordinating staff movements, relevant to the location, in consultation with managers.
- Coordinating, attending and providing administrative support for a range of events and meetings at various locations.

**About You**:
To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Well-developed computer literacy.
- Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations.
- Demonstrated experience and/or understanding of working within a correctional environment.

**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.