Justice Officer

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

**Salary**: $60,295 - $77,430

**Grade**:VPS 2

**Occupation**:Administration

**Location**:Loddon Mallee - Loddon

**Reference**:VG/TWOPOSJULY2025

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?
- **Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity with a small team based in Castlemaine**:

- ** Large range of career progression and developmental opportunities within the department on offer to existing employees**:

- ** 9-day fortnight**:

- **VPS Grade 2: $60,295 - $77,430 plus superannuation**

**About Us**:

- The Department of Justice and Community Safety comprises of eight regions, through which compliance, enforcement and regulatory services are provided to the Victorian community.
- The Loddon Mallee Region provides services for three prisons, two within the Loddon Prison and Middleton precinct which is comprised of a medium risk facility (Loddon) and a restricted minimum facility (Middleton) and Tarrengower Prison, which is a women's minimum risk facility located at Maldon. They also provide support through Justice Service Centres in Bendigo, Swan Hill, Echuca and Mildura and at outreach locations across the region, including Castlemaine, Maryborough, Kerang, Robinvale, Kyneton and Ouyen.

**About the Role**:

- The Justice Officer - Prison Services provides a a combination of reception and concierge functions, and administrative and business support services. In a prison environment, the Justice Officer provides a range of corporate support services, within the unique operational environment of a correctional facility. In either environment, the role requires a strong focus on customer service, teamwork, integrity, accuracy, compliance and timeliness.
- Some of your duties will include:

- Provide relief, support and assistance in a range of corporate service functions within the Region as required
- Coordinate staff movements, relevant to the location, in consultation with managers
- Coordinate, attend and provide administrative support for a range of events and meetings at various locations
- Prepare routine correspondence and reports as required
- Provide accurate advice and information to visitors in relation to services available at Prisons and Justice Service Centres in accordance with business processes
- Operate the switchboard including receiving and resolving enquiries and directing calls to the appropriate area
- Coordinate location mail including being responsible for the security and appropriate record keeping of incoming and outgoing mail as relevant
- Maintain accurate documentation relating to all functions and provide routine information and advice to staff, management, clients and stakeholders, in accordance with DJCS policies and procedures
- Review, monitor and update procedures and practices in relation to prisoner property and visitor enquiries.

**About You**:

- Well-developed computer literacy
- Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations
- Demonstrated experience and/or understanding of working within a correctional environment.
- We are just looking for people with the right attitude. No experience is required as all training is provided upon commencement though reception or administration experience is preferable.

**Benefits**:

- This is a great entry level opportunity for someone looking for a long-term career within the government. You will get to work with a closeknit team in a unique and interesting environment.

**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 al