Location: Melbourne | Northern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Families, Fairness and Housing
**Salary**: $72,751 - $88,336
Occupation: Community Services
Reference: VG/DFFH/COPL/CW/378510
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) works hard to create equal opportunities for all Victorians to live a safe, respected and valued life.
Our areas of focus are child protection, housing, disability, the prevention of family violence, multicultural affairs, LGBTQI+ equality, veterans, women and youth. The work we do benefits thousands of Victorians, particularly those who are disadvantaged and vulnerable.
We work in a variety of community-based settings, including people's homes, residential facilities and secure settings across metropolitan, rural and regional Victoria.
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**THE ROLE**
The Administration Officer role exists to provide consistent, high level administrative support to the Director Child Protection and Shared Services in North East Melbourne Area. Key functions for this busy role include managing correspondence, management of Director's schedules and diary and ensuring timely production of associated support information. The role also includes various project supports and provides a pivotal point of contact for key stakeholders from within the Area and department and from a diverse range of external government, private, public and community service organisations.
**ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE**
- Coordinate confidential and sensitive information with regard to critical incident reports and external inquiries and investigations for the Director, Child Protection North East Melbourne Area.
- Review, modify, design, implement and effectively maintain record keeping registers and systems for the office of the Director, Child Protection North East Melbourne Area, ensuring new systems and processes are developed in collaboration with colleagues across the department to identify the most appropriate solutions.
- Provide a range of effective executive support functions, including: accurately managing the diary; providing quality support to committees, working groups and meetings, preparing reports and correspondence on complex issues.
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**VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS POLICY**
The department may require its employees to be fully vaccinated against preventable diseases such as the current coronavirus (COVID-19). The department's **COVID-19 Vaccination requirements policy**(Word) outlines the requirements for existing employees, other workplace participants and prospective employees. Please read in full prior to applying.
**HOW TO APPLY**
Applicants are required to submit a CV and Cover Letter (max 2 pages) outlining their suitability to the role in line with the Key Selection Criteria.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Work eligibility will be checked as part of the recruitment process.