Community Work Officer | South East Metro Region

💰 $4,200 - $6,720 (Est.) 📍 Melbourne

Job Description

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety

Salary: $76,818 - $85,048

Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services

Reference: DJCS/7+10_1336

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, ****** 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 justice.vic.gov.au/careers

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

2 x Full time, ongoing positions based in Melbourne's South-East
Promote rehabilitation through meaningful community work
Be part of a highly motivated and supportive team who take pride in their work
About us

Community Correctional Services (CCS) contributes to the safety of the community by applying practices that reduce reoffending and connecting individuals to programs, services and community. CCS provides management of individuals on court orders, people who have committed serious *** offences on post sentence supervision and people on parole.

The majority of individuals on Community Corrections Orders (CCOs) are required to undertake unpaid community work as a condition of their order. Community Work and Partnerships is one of four service delivery streams within CCS. We are responsible for the development of mutually beneficial partnerships with government agencies and non-government organisations so that individuals who have offended can undertake unpaid work as part of their community based sentence imposed by the Courts of Victoria. Read more about the work they do here.

About the role

As the Community Work Officer, you will be responsible for providing community work opportunities and contracts to enable individuals to complete their community work hours and orders successfully. You will administer relevant community work practices including monitoring attendance and compliance with requirements at community work placements and contracting individuals to appropriate local community work sites.

You will build and maintain effective relationships with Community Work Supervisors (field staff), community work partners and other relevant stakeholders, produce reports and standard documentation in line with procedural guidelines and undertake on-site risk assessments or other occupational health and safety processes as required.

We are currently recruiting two full time, ongoing positions: one position will be required to work Sundays and four weekdays (e.g. Sunday to Thursday), and one position which will involve primarily Monday to Friday work, with the potential to work weekends. Rosters are subject to change and successful candidates are required to be flexible to business needs.

The Community Work Officer will be primarily based at Dandenong although may be required to work in other locations across the South East Metropolitan region as required. Penalty rates will be paid for work performed on weekends.

To be successful in this role you will:

strive for service excellence, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
be able to self-manage, using available information to make sound, timely and well informed decisions
be flexible and adaptable to change
have computer proficiency, including in the use of the Microsoft Office suite, electronic document management systems and internal databases.
Relevant experience in a related community services, not for profit or community development field is also desirable.

For further information about this position, please refer to the attached position description. For additional queries, please contact Carol Bakkar – A/Manager, Community Work and Partnerships on 0427XXXXXX.

Why work with us?

A fair salary
Generous leave entitlements
Transparent performance framework
Employee Wellbeing support
Comprehensive training when you commence and throughout your career
Secondments and promotions
Click here to read more about our benefits
Read about how you will be supported in your role with CCS
How to apply


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.

FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:

For all VPS employees, due to the new JSE policy, please apply through the JSE only to be considered for this position.

For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.

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.

💡 Quick Summary

Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Community Work Officer | South East Metro Region position is now open for candidates interested in the Government Job Alert sector. This role in Melbourne offers a professional environment and growth potential.

Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Government Job Alert is a plus.

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