Community Work Officer - South East Metro Region
Job posted: 30/08/2024
Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan
Job type: Full time
Organisation: Department of Justice and Community Safety
Occupation: Prison and Corrective Services
Reference: DJCS/7910_1336
Closes: 29/09/2024
Classification: CCP2
Salary Range: $76,818 - $85,048
At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background.
About us
Community Correctional Services (CCS) contributes to the safety of the community by applying practices that reduce reoffending and connecting individuals to programs, services and community. CCS provides management of individuals on court orders, people who have committed serious sex offences on post-sentence supervision, and people on parole.
About the role
As the Community Work Officer, you will be responsible for providing community work opportunities and contracts to enable individuals to complete their community work hours and orders successfully. You will administer relevant community work practices including monitoring attendance and compliance with requirements at community work placements and contracting individuals to appropriate local community work sites.
You will build and maintain effective relationships with Community Work Supervisors (field staff), community work partners and other relevant stakeholders, produce reports and standard documentation in line with procedural guidelines, and undertake on-site risk assessments or other occupational health and safety processes as required.
The Community Work Officer will be primarily based at Dandenong although may be required to work in other locations across the South East Metropolitan region as required. Penalty rates will be paid for work performed on weekends.
To be successful in this role you will:
- Strive for service excellence, with excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Be able to self-manage, using available information to make sound, timely and well-informed decisions
- Be flexible and adaptable to change
- Have computer proficiency, including in the use of the Microsoft Office suite, electronic document management systems, and internal databases
Relevant experience in a related community services, not-for-profit, or community development field is also desirable.
Why work with us?
- Generous leave entitlements
- Comprehensive training when you commence and throughout your career
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.
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 aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe, and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with.
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