Office Administrator

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: $79,122 - $96,073

**Grade**:VPS 3

**Occupation**:Administration

**Location**:Melbourne - Northern suburbs

**Reference**:DJCS/1874562

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?
- **Join our team and play a key leadership role by supporting the Business Services Team while acting as a central point of contact for high-impact stakeholders across government, private industry, and the community sector.**:

- ** Use your coordination skills and stakeholder expertise to influence outcomes and make a meaningful difference every day.**:

- ** Contribute to improving the outcomes of young people's futures.**
- The Department of Justice and Community Safety (Youth Justice) is responsible for the statutory supervision of young people in the criminal justice system in Victoria focussing on prevention, diversion, and early intervention as the most effective and fiscally responsible ways of reducing youth crime.
- Youth justice custodial centres accommodate young people aged 10-18 years who have been remanded or sentenced by the Criminal Division of the Children's Court, and some 18-21 year olds sentenced by Adult Courts to a youth justice custodial centre

**The**opportunity**
- Ongoing, full-time position based at Parkville Youth Justice Precinct, Melbourne.
- VPS 3 role: $ 79,122 - $96,073 per year plus super.
- Organise and deliver services at Parkville Youth Justice Precinct to meet agreed corporate or program objectives, service delivery standards and timelines, specified budgetary outcomes, stakeholder expectations and young people's needs.
- Resolves local operational and service delivery problems and refers complex issues to the Assistant Manager, Business Services.
- Effectively manage office processes and oversee records management, financial information, fleet management, asset management, organising travel and accommodation, on-boarding/off-boarding of staff members and ministerial correspondence.
- Oversee day-to-day office administration services in accordance with departmental financial management guidelines, including accounts payable tasks such as purchasing, invoice processing and supplier engagement, financial reconciliation, purchasing and procurement support, and purchasing card reconciliations.

**To be successful in this role you will have knowledge of Victorian Government processes, along with experience in invoice processing, accounts payable, and systems such as Zycus and Oracle, which is desirable.**
- You will be required to obtain a Working with Children Check (WWCC) to be maintained by the employee for the period of employment.
- Current full driver's license is required as travel to other offices within the Department may be required
- 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 Isla