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Salary- Utilise your Human Resources expertise to provide support and advice to the Corrections Victoria branch
- A Fixed-Term, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service until February 2025
- VPS Grade 2: $56,834 - $72,985 plus superannuation.
Western Plains Correctional Centre is a 1,248 bed facility that acts as an essential part of the government's commitment to improving community safety.
The facility was handed over to Corrections Victoria in the fourth quarter of 2022 to manage the security, operation and maintenance of the state-of-the-art facility, deliver training, and continue operational planning and preparation.
About the Role:
As a staff member working from the initial stage of operations, the Workforce Engagement Support Officer will be a contributor to the foundations of this innovative new correctional facility.
Some of your duties will include:
- On a 24-hour roster, receiving and handling inbound telephone calls from the Western Plains staffing team calling to advise of inability to attend scheduled shifts and making general HR related enquiries
- Proactive Workforce Engagement including providing support and appropriate referrals where required
- In conjunction with the workforce development team and operational staff, ensuring that vacant shifts are filled in a timely manner and in such a way as to ensure minimum disruption to facility operations.
About You:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
- Demonstrated experience in providing corporate support services in government or large private sector organisations would be desirable.
- Experience working with the full range of Microsoft Windows and MS Office application suite software would be highly desirable.
- The ability to resolve problems through policy or process guidelines while understanding concepts enabling improvements in critical thinking and problem solving
- A tertiary qualification is desirable but not required.
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.
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.
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.
