Justice Officer

• Utilise your Administrative expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at Melbourne Assessment Prison
• An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 2: $60,295 - $77,430 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit:

The Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP) is a maximum-security facility providing statewide assessment and orientation services for all male prisoners received into the prison system and is located within the North West Metropolitan Area, Department of Justice. MAP consists of the prison, the custody facilities at the County, Supreme and Appeal Courts and holding cells at St Vincent's Hospital for prisoners requiring outpatient medical treatment.

The North West Metropolitan Area accounts for approximately 1300 staff across 13 sites. These sites are located in either the North or West of the Area and deliver a range of services including: custodial services at prisons, Community Correctional Services, Sheriff's Operations, Consumer Affairs, front of house enquiries (including Births, Deaths and Marriages applications) and management of community services (including Victims' Support across the area). In addition, there are two Executive Officer roles of the Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Council, West and North.

About the Role:

The Justice Officer is responsible for the prisoner telephone system, ensuring that prisoners have appropriate access to communicate with family and friends in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.

Some of your duties will include:

• As part of the Performance and Planning Team, under direction, providing a broad range of general administrative support services to MAPs senior operational staff using an understanding of prison issues to determine priorities
• Managing the prisoner phones process on behalf of the location including conducting prisoner phone verifications, data entry and ensuring up-to-date and accurate records are maintained regarding prisoner phone accounts
• Assisting with the coordination of business activities and undertaking a range of administrative functions including minute-taking and meeting arrangements, word processing, archive management.

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

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Well-developed computer literacy
• Good knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations
• Demonstrated experience in or understanding of working within a correctional environment.

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.