Business Support Officer

**Utilise your Administrative expertise to provide support and advice to the Justice Health branch**:

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

- **VPS Grade 3: $79,122 - $96,073 plus superannuation.**

**About Us**:
Justice Health is responsible for:

- the delivery of primary health, primary mental health and specialist forensic mental health services for people in Victorian prisons and young people in custodial centres. In Victoria, health services to people in adult correctional and youth justice facilities are delivered by both public and private providers
- managing relevant contractual arrangements, including overseeing the delivery of health services and the provision and maintenance of all medical records in an electronic medical record
- facilitating the release of health information to community health care providers, legal representatives, and individuals
- the design, procurement and delivery of new and innovative, evidenced-based health services that meet the needs of people of all ages and genders in custody.

Justice Health also works closely with custodial health providers and other parts of government to identify and drive service improvements that improve health outcomes for people in custody. In partnership with Corrections Victoria and Youth Justice, Justice Health is expected to ensure that people in custody are supported to address their health needs and ensure the effective transition of offenders from prison and young people from Youth Justice facilities back into the community (with a particular focus on the health, mental health and Alcohol and Other Drug needs).

Justice Health is part of the Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group in the Department of Justice and Community Safety and supports the Minister for Corrections. CJS also comprises Corrections Victoria; Policy, Strategy and Service Design; Group Services and Coordination; and Justice Services (which includes Community Correctional Services and other justice programs). CJS plays an integral role in developing safer and more resilient communities and in delivering a trusted justice and community safety system.

The Adult Health Oversight Unit is responsible for:

- oversight of the delivery of health services across the Victorian adult correctional system
- ensuring service providers work collaboratively to ensure integrated and coordinated approaches to meeting the needs of men and women in custody
- driving ongoing improvements to service delivery.

The Adult Health Oversight Unit achieves this through working collaboratively with men and women in custody, health service providers, Corrections Victoria staff and public health providers.

**About the Role**:
The Business Support Officer, reports directly to the General Manager, Adult Health.

Some of your duties will include:

- Providing administrative support to Justice Health, including the Adult Health team.
- Provide secretariat support in meetings/workshops including minute taking, follow-up action items, and recording key decisions.
- Manage assigned projects, including monitoring work against timelines, and reporting of statuses

**About You**:

- Experience in providing administrative support within a complex and fast-paced government organisation
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to effectively plan and organise your work in order to meet deadlines without compromising quality
- A willingness to work effectively within a team environment.
- Experience in similar administrative roles in Victorian Government, or a similar environment, is highly desirable.

**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.