Justice Officer

Utilise your administrative expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections and Justice Services at the Metropolitan Remand Centre
- Ongoing opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- VPS Grade 2: $56,271 - $72,262 plus superannuation

About us
Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC) is a 954-bed maximum-security remand facility based in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Prisoners on remand are alleged offenders who were not bailed when charged with a crime and are awaiting the outcome of their court case.

About the role
At the MRC, each Justice Officer role specialises in one of five streams - Records/Property, Human Resources, Stores/Canteen, Infrastructure/Technology/Finance and Administration. Over time, and with appropriate support and training, Justice Officers may be rotated between these streams to provide career enhancement opportunities to those staff, and operational flexibility to the prison.

**In this role, you will**:

- provide a range of high quality, confidential and efficient administrative services, and support to the Offender Services Unit
- maintain data integrity of attendance records, databases, and spreadsheets
- generate referral lists on a daily basis for programs and services.

About you
- a demonstrated proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- proven experience in, or understanding of, working within a correctional environment
- excellent customer focus, interpersonal and problem solving skills.

How to Apply

**FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES**:
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.
At interview stage and prior to commencement of employment with the department, you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 with three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. 
Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:
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- COVID-19 digital certificate(available via your myGov account)
- Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.