Justice Officer - Recreation (Melbourne)

**Provide a range of administrative functions at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC)**:

- **Ongoing / full time position available within Corrections Victoria**:

- **VPS Grade 2: $60,295
- $77,430 plus superannuation**

**About the Business Unit**: The Corrections and Justice Services (CJS) group, comprising Corrections Victoria, Justice Health and Justice Services, plays an integral role in developing safer and more resilient communities and in delivering a trusted justice and community safety system.

Corrections Victoria is responsible for the implementation of policies, programs and services that ensure the safe and secure containment of prisoners, and that seek to rehabilitate offenders by addressing the underlying causes of offending behaviour.

As part of the CJS group, the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) is a 694 bed maximum-security facility for female offenders located within the West Metropolitan Region, Department of Justice.

**About the Role**: In a Justice Service Centre workplace, a Justice Officer provides a combination of reception and concierge functions, and administrative and business support services. In the context of a prison, the Justice Officer provides a range of corporate support services (as specified), within the unique operational environment of a correctional facility.

Some of your duties will include:

- Providing support and assistance in a range of administrative functions across various areas at DPFC.
- Monitoring, reporting and liaising with women in our care, administrators, and prison staff on relevant issues.

This position will require direct prisoner contact and may involve weekend and public holiday work, remunerated in accordance with the applicable provision of the VPS Determination.

**About You**:

- Excellent computer literacy.
- Ability to learn or good knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulations.
- Demonstrated experience in or understanding of working within a correctional environment.

**How to Apply**: **KEY INFORMATION**: **CHILD PROTECTED 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. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qma15