Senior Assessor

2 days ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Department of Justice and Community Safety Full time $113,022 - $136,747 per year
  • Utilise your Senior Assessor (Prioritised) expertise to provide support and advice to Victims of Crime Financial Assist Scheme
  • Ongoing , Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
  • VPS Grade 5: $113,022 - $136,747 plus superannuation.

This is an Aboriginal Prioritised position, a role for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, who will be given priority consideration as per the special measures provision of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (the department) is seeking a Senior Assessor (Prioritised) to provide a critical role within Victims of Crime Financial Assist Scheme

About the Business Unit

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to major new initiative for victims of crime. The FAS is a landmark reform replaced 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 highly anticipated 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 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, with a priority focus on being inclusive and culturally safe.

About the Role

This Senior Assessor Role provides a unique opportunity to shape decision quality and integrity within the Victims of Crime Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS). You will primarily be responsible for reviewing complex applications, leading a team of assessors with a focus on enhancing cultural safety, and driving continuous business improvement processes to support consistent, fair and trauma informed outcomes.

You will play a key role in supporting the capability of assessors by monitoring decision quality, identifying systemic issues, and contributing to the refinement of policies, guidance materials and workflows.

Some of your duties will include:

  • Leading a team of FAS assessors, supporting, and guiding them to deliver quality decision making in a timely and trauma informed way
  • Enhancing Aboriginal Cultural Safety and victim-centred practice as core components within the FAS and service delivery
  • Assessing and determining complex applications where required, applying legislation, policy, and procedural guidelines
  • Contributing to quality assurance activities, including analysis of decision-making trends and consistency checks
  • Preparing high quality written decisions, reports and recommendations

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

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Strong leadership and staff development experience
  • Experience in building, maintaining, and fostering partnerships between the department, local Aboriginal community organisations and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations
  • Demonstrated expertise in complex administrative decision making
  • Strong written communication skills, including the ability to draft well-reasoned decision notices for complex applications, supported by comprehensive statement of reasons
  • Experience in quality assurance, providing constructive feedback in review processes or continuous improvement in a decision-making environment
  • Sound understanding of the impact of violent crime with a commitment to enhance Aboriginal cultural safety and victim-centred practices

Qualifications

  • A relevant tertiary qualification or equivalent experience in fields related to community and social services, social policy, social work, law, or public administration is essential.

Applications closeTBC

How to Apply

Please click the Apply button on this advertisement. Applications should include a resume and covering letter. Attachments can be uploaded in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .txt or .rtf formats.

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include national police checks and misconduct screening.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

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.


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