Rostering Officer

• Utilise your human resources expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at Langi Kal Kal Prison
• 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:

The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS, the department) delivers a justice and community safety system that works to build a safer, fairer, and stronger Victoria.

H.M. Prison Langi Kal Kal is a minimum-security men's protection prison located 140klm west of Melbourne at Trawalla. The prison's primary purpose is to prepare male prisoners for transition, reintegration, and release. As a working farm with eight separate industries, there is a strong focus on employment, training, and work readiness.

About the Role:

Rostering plays a critical role in ensuring the efficient operation of the location by managing staff deployments and rostering.

Some of your duties will include:

• Assisting with the development of rosters and takin carriage for publishing fortnightly rosters, up to 6 weeks in advance, ensuring adequate coverage and compliance with relevant policies and the VPS Agreement
• Monitoring and maintaining rosters daily, adjusting to accommodate changes such as leave requests, unplanned absences and operational needs
• Maintaining rostering information on TimeTarget (e.g. Leave planner, Forecast Tool, and Compliance task list), employee databases and establishments.

Officers operate on a rotating 14-day roster, which involves weekend and public holiday work, remunerated in accordance with the applicable provisions of the 2024 VPS Enterprise Agreement.

About You:

As an ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrable experience and proficiency in the use of rostering-based systems, such as TimeTarget/Humanforce or Kronos, and understanding of rostering principles for planning and maintaining multiple staff roster lines.
• Demonstrable experience understanding and advising on enterprise awards and agreements as they relate to rostering.
• Knowledge and experience in rostering, human resource services and/ or payroll processing

Qualifications/Requirements:

• A relevant qualification in human resources, finance or business administration is highly desirable

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 reference checks, national police checks and misconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may include VicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, and Declaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

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.