Executive Assistant

**Great opportunity to join Youth Justice on a fixed-term basis in Melbourne.**:

- **Provide confidential executive support services to two Youth Justice Executive Directors in a fast paced and dynamic environment.**:

- **VPS Grade 4 role: $ 97,955 - $111,142 per year plus superannuation.**

**The Opportunity**
- Fixed term, full-time position for 12 months based in Melbourne.
- Provide confidential executive support to Executive Directors as required, including diary support and management, meeting organisation and preparation, and other executive support as required by the Executive Directors.
- Provide assistance for the Executive Directors with a range of corporate systems used within the Department of Justice and Community Services including TRIM, Nexus and EBC, as well as assistance with system access.
- Provide administration support for financial management for the Executive Directors, including the payment of accounts, purchasing functions and the processing of travel accounts and associated claims through the Oracle finance system.
- The position works closely with the offices of the Deputy Secretary and Commissioner Youth Justice and other executives and business support staff within Youth Justice.

**To be successful in this role you will have experience in office management and providing confidential executive, administration, and financial support.**

You will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check, which you will need to maintain for the period of employment.
- To learn more about the type of skills you will need to thrive in this role, please read the 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** - 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.

**Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.**
- For Aboriginal Designated and Prioritised positions, a Certificate of Aboriginality (CoA) will be required prior to an offer of employment being made_

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. We hope you will share your story too.

**If this sounds like a compelling job that you believe your skills would be a great match for, please APPLY NOW. Applications close 11.59pm,**Tuesday 17 June 2025.**

**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.