About This Role
Utilise your administrative expertise to provide support and advice to The Barwon Southwest Prison PrecinctCasual 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 Barwon Southwest Prison Precinct incorporates four custodial facilities located 6km north-west of Lara, 20km from. the centre of Geelong and about 70km from Melbourne. The four custodial facilities consist of two maximum security prisons being HM Prison Barwon and Western Plains Correctional Centre and medium security prison Marngoneet Correctional Centre and Karreenga Annex. The BSW Prison Services Team provides both operational and administrative services to HMP Barwon, Marngoneet Correctional Centre and the Karreenga Annex.
About The Role
The Justice Officer, Prison Services - Casual is an entry-level position to a career in Prison Services within the Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS). The Justice Officer, Prison Services - Casual, may be required to provide a range of functions across the Prisons Precinct including, but not limited to, processing of prisoner monies, operation of the prisoner shop, ordering stock and stock management, facilitating goods inwards and outwards, general administrative tasks handling Prison and Prisoner documentation, maintaining prisoner property stock levels, safekeeping of prisoner's stored property and processing prisoner property requests.
Some Of Your Duties Will Include
Contributing to the efficiency of the administrative function through actively contributing to business improvement and liaising with customers, administrators, and prison staff on relevant issues pertaining to finance and stores.Under supervision, providing quality financial and procurement services, in accordance with the Financial Management Act 1994, other government regulations and guidelines and local operating procedures.
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 skills.Knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and in the use of software and standard office equipment.
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.