Review and Assessment Coordinator

About this role

• Utilise your administraion and coordination expertise to provide support and advice to the Integrity and Reviews branch
• Fixed-Term (12 months), Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 3: $74,580 - $90,558 plus superannuation.

About Us:
The Post Sentence Authority (the Authority) is an independent statutory body which supports the protection of the community by monitoring and reviewing serious offenders who are subject to ongoing supervision and detention under Victoria's post-sentence scheme. The Authority is responsible for reviewing the progress, risks and behaviours of serious offenders, monitoring their compliance with conditions contained in Supervision Orders and Detention Orders, and monitoring ongoing risks of reoffending.
The Authority also reviews the delivery of services to serious offenders by government agencies, to ensure that service delivery is effectively coordinated and appropriately targeted to each offender's specific risks.
The Authority consists of ten board members who are responsible for discharging legislative duties prescribed by the Serious Offenders Act 2018. The Authority is supported by a secretariat, provided by the Department of Justice and Community Safety. This position sits within the secretariat.
About the Role:
Reporting to the Manager, Operations the Review and Assessment Coordinator will play a crucial role in reviewing, assessing and triaging information about the behaviour, risk, and compliance of serious offenders for consideration by the Authority. They play a key role in listing matters to support the Authority's decision making under the Serious Offenders Act 2018, coordinating the Authority's Serious Offender Hearings, and actioning decisions and requests. The role will suit a highly motivated individual who is committed to fostering and being part of a collaborative work environment.
Some of your duties will include:

• Collecting, collating, assessing, analysing, coordinating and preparing information that is highly confidential and sensitive so that it can be considered by members of the Authority, often within tight timeframes.
• Providing support to Authority members during hearings to ensure smooth and efficient hearing processes.
• Accurately take high quality minutes in meetings and recording decisions during hearings and ensuring that decisions are actioned by relevant areas.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.
About You:
As an ideal candidate, youy will possess:

• Experience in, or capacity to quickly learn and use, Corrections Victoria and Department of Justice and Community Safety systems and applications.
• Demonstrated analytical capability with both quantitative and qualitative data.

Qualifications:

• The essential qualifications or certifications you need candidates to have or acquire. Unless essential in order to undertake the position, qualification(s) should be listed as ‘desirable.'

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 national police checks and misconduct screening.
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.
FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:

• For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.
• For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.

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.