Justice Officer

Role

The Justice Officer is a position in Corporate Governance and Support team with the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS), North West Metropolitan Area (NWMA).

The Justice Officer role is to deliver friendly, efficient customer service to clients of the Department of Justice and Regulation, as well as providing consistent, timely and accurate administrative support to regional locations and staff.

The position is based at the Tullamarine Office. However, it is an expectation of the role that the successful applicant is willing to support at other locations across either the North Metro (Broadmeadows, Coolaroo, Reservoir, South Morang, Tullamarine, and Heidelberg).

A driver's license is therefore preferred but not essential.

Please note that Department policy stipulates that salary upon commencement is paid at the base of the salary range for the relevant grade.

Any above base requests require sign off by an executive delegate and will be by exception only or where required to match the current salary of Victorian Public Service staff transferring at level.

Some of your duties will include :

• Provide a range of high quality and efficient front of house administrative services, such as Consumer Affairs or Births, Deaths and Marriages enquiries and applications, and other services relevant to the location
• Provide information and assistance to clients, internal and external stakeholders and the public including the collation, review and processing of applications.
• Provide reception and telephone responses for the location.

Please note that accountabilities may differ upon location.

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

About You :

As our ideal candidate, you will possess :

Written Communication The ability to produce a range of standard written documents, providing clear information and using language appropriate to the audience.

• Verbal Communication The ability to assess your audience and provide appropriately tailored and clear information and explanations to a range of groups in an effective and confident manner, dealing with challenging behaviour firmly but politely
• Computer Skills The ability to effectively use departmental computer systems for basic word processing, email, appointment scheduling, and internet and intranet functions.

To learn more about this skills you will need before applying, please read the attached position description.

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.

In accordance with the Jobs and Skills Exchange Recruitment Policy, only Victorian Public Service employees are eligible to apply for this position.

People on labour hire contracts, such as agency staff and external contractors, are not eligible to apply.

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