Regional Officer

Utilise your monitoring expertise to provide support and advice to Justice Services - North West Metro.
- Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 3: $72,751 - $88,336 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) delivers high quality services to Victorians to provide a justice and community safety system that works together to build a safer, fairer, and stronger Victoria. The Regional Services Network (RSN) is a division of the DJCS with approximately 4,000 staff across four state-wide areas and corresponding regions.
The PSIU also works closely with the Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee (RAJAC) to maintain a strong partnership between Aboriginal communities and the DJCS to ensure justice services are supporting the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement and the NWMA RAJAC Plan.

About the Role
The Regional Officer, Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) will conduct a range of routine and sometimes more complex compliance monitoring activities and inspections as authorised under the Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act, and other legislation administered by CAV. Also, the Regional Officer CAV will carry out residential tenancy investigations including rental assessments and nonurgent repairs. Further the regional Officer CAV, will perform front line dispute resolution, provide business and community education and lead or coordinate CAV campaign initiatives. The Regional Officer CAV role in the NWMA is located at either Coolaroo, Werribee or Melton and will outreach to other justice service centres in the NWMA as required.

**Some of your duties may include**:

- Participate in and contribute to aspects of an ongoing compliance program, including local planning and development of compliance activities and their implementation.
- Be prepared to be appointed as an Inspector under the Australian Consumer Law & Fair-Trading Act and be delegated as an Inspector under the Residential Tenancies Act.
- Using standardised tools, carry out routine, straightforward and sometimes more complex inspections as authorised under the Australian Consumer Law & Fair-Trading Act and the Residential Tenancies Act, including obtaining evidence and the preparation of routine reports as directed. This can include remote (or virtual) inspections.
- Under general direction, deliver business and consumer education sessions consistent with CAV program priorities and regional needs.

About You
- Gives frank and honest feedback/advice. Listens when ideas are challenged, seeks to understand the nature of criticism, and respond constructively; displays confidence and conviction when communicating an opinion.
- Accepting changed priorities without undue discomfort. Responds quickly to changes. Comfortable working in collaboration with teams outside of own organisation.

Qualifications/Requirements
- A Certificate IV in Government Investigations or equivalent qualification will be required to be obtained within 12 months of commencing in the role.
- A current Victorian Driver's Licence is required.

How to Apply

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:

- COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.