Financial Assistance Scheme

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

**Salary**: $76,817 - $93,275

Occupation: Administration/Secretarial

Reference: VG/TWOROLESOCT24

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 Administrative expertise to provide support and advice to the Victims of Crime Financial Assistance Scheme**:

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

- **VPS Grade 5: $109,730 - $132, 764 plus superannuation.**

**About the Business Unit**:
This is an exciting opportunity to deliver a major new initiative for victims of crime. The FAS is a landmark reform that will replace the judicially based Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal with an administrative scheme that prioritises the needs of victims and supports their recovery from violent crime.

The FAS is by victims and stakeholders and represents a major leap forward in the Victorian Government's response to victims of crime. Established under the _Victims of Crime (Financial Assistance Scheme) Act 2022_ (the Act) the FAS will provide financial assistance through a simple and easy to navigate process that is fair, sensitive, and responsive to victims' needs. It will acknowledge harm done and be trauma informed, inclusive and culturally safe.

**About the Role**:
Reporting to a FAS Senior Assessor you will be responsible for drafting trauma informed victim recognition statements and coordinating victim recognition meetings.

Some of your duties will include:

- Developing trauma-informed victim recognition statements acknowledging and affirming the experience of the victim in accordance with the Act
- Using authoritative knowledge of the relevant processes to assess victim needs to coordinate complex victim recognition meetings
- Engaging with key internal and external stakeholders to deliver recognition meetings, including venue logistics and travel arrangements.

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

**About You**:

- Experience in direct human service delivery where there are sensitive and complex needs, working from a trauma-informed perspective
- Commitment to pursuing a culturally safe workplace and organisation and improved outcomes for Aboriginal people, aligned with the principle of self-determination
- Qualifications/Requirements:_
- A relevant qualification or equivalent experience in fields related to community and social services, social policy, social work, law, or public administration is desirable.

**How to Apply**:
**_ FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:_**

**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.