Senior Assessor

Work Type: Fixed-term - Full-time

Salary: $113,022 - $136,747

Grade: VPS 5

Occupation: Other

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: VG/D01115AUG2025

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.

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.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit

We're proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Assess applications to determine eligibility for redress, including financial and non-financial redress
• Fixed term, full-time opportunity until 31 December 2026
• VPS Grade 5: $109,730 - $132,764 per annum plus superannuation

About Us:

Redress Design and Delivery (RDD) is responsible for administering two redress schemes that acknowledge past harm, provide a range of support options for individuals who have experienced harm, and operate independently from the organisation responsible for causing the harm. It provides high-quality strategic policy advice, and is responsible for administration and delivery of frontline services.

The RDD business unit administers the schemes via 'scheme based teams.' Each team consists of a Senior Manager, Team Leader, Principal Consultant, Senior Consultants, Senior Assessors and support staff. The Strategy and Operations team provide policy, compliance, monitoring and business support across all two schemes.

About the Role:

The position is responsible for the assessment of applications, preparing reasons for decisions and ongoing policy development to support the delivery of the schemes.

This position requires dealing with material that can be challenging and distressing. This role will best suit a candidate who is resilient and empathetic.

Some of your other duties will include:

• Assessing applications to determine eligibility for redress, including financial and non-financial redress, in accordance with the schemes' key parameters and Assessment Guidelines.
• Providing policy and research advice to the Senior Manager, Assessments.
• Maintaining and enhancing practice consistency with a focus on continuous improvement.

For further information please refer to the attached position description before applying. For all role enquiries, please start by sending an email. If you call, your query will be directed to Krystal Candzoukovski, who will forward your questions to Renee Wilson.

About You:

To be successful in this role you have:

• The ability to analyse and critically evaluate complex information to establish a strong written evidentiary basis for an assessed recommendation.
• Demonstrated policy development/research capability, including the ability to apply legislation and principles associated with criminal law, equal opportunity, social policy, criminal justice.
• Resilience and empathy.

Qualifications:

• A qualification or relevant experience in one or more of the following areas is essential: law, equal opportunity, criminal justice, social policy or health.
• Previous experience assessing applications for redress and/or restorative engagement scheme will be highly regarded.

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.

Applications close Monday 1 September 2025 at 11.59pm

Posted

18 August 2025