Business Support Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $72,751 - $88,336

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: DOJ/1682462B

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?
- ** Provide confidential admin support to the Youth Justice Offices of the Deputy Secretary and Commissioner**:

- **Ongoing, full time opportunity, based in Melbourne**:

- **Salary range $72,751-$88,336 plus superannuation**

**About us**

The Department of Justice and Community Safety is responsible for the statutory supervision of young people in the criminal justice system.

Youth Justice is responsible for the statutory supervision of children and young people in contact with the justice system in Victoria. Children and young people who are involved in Youth Justice are either supervised in the community, or within Youth Justice custodial facilities. Youth Justice works with these children and young people to address the underlying causes of their offending behaviour and help them to achieve positive change in their lives. Youth Justice also funds community service organisations to deliver supports with a strong focus on diversion and the rehabilitation of young people to reduce further offending and enhance community safety.

**What does the Business Support Officer do?**

As the Business Support Officer, you will support the provision of confidential administrative services across two offices with Youth Justice, the Office of the Deputy Secretary and the Office of the Commissioner. Each office has a Strategic Adviser and is supported by a shared team consisting of the Senior Executive Assistant and the Business Support Officer.

Reporting to the Senior Executive Assistant, you will work collaboratively to ensure that each office is managed in an effective and efficient manner.

**What skills should a Business Support Officer have?**
- experience in general office management including the provision of confidential, personal and administrative support functions
- excellent time management and organisation skills
- the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Understanding of DJCS policies, procedures and systems including TRIM, Oracle and EBC is desirable.

To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the attached position description.

**What's in it for you?**

You will be working for the Department of Justice and Community Safety, which is one arm of the Victorian State Government, a recognised top employer of choice nationally. All our staff work to the vision of a safe, just, innovative and thriving Victoria.

There are many advantages in working for the department, including:

- Job stability - ongoing position as a member of the Victorian Public Service (VPS)
- A fair salary
- enjoy great work conditions and salary sacrificing options.
- Transparent performance framework
- approach your work with confidence in how you're tracking, working to professional development plans agreed on by you and your manager.
- Generous leave entitlements
- provisions for many forms of leave; including personal, parental, carers, study, cultural, compassionate, and sick leave.
- Employee Assistance Program support - you are encouraged to use this short-term, confidential counselling service if you're experiencing emotional stress, relationship problems, conflict with others or personal issues. It is also available for financial counselling and retirement planning.

We want to make sure all Victorians feel represented by the department's work. One of the ways we do this is by recruiting a diverse workforce - we welcome people of any gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability and cultural background. We are also committed to the Victorian Government's promise to increase the number of veterans working in the public sector.

We're proud of our individual differences. We're proud of the many languages we speak and the stories we can share with each other.