At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we’re looking for people who want to make a difference. People who take pride in their work. People who get things done. People who are committed to making Victoria a safer place.

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. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our department, we’d love to hear from you.

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We’re proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Utilise your Human Resources expertise to provide support and advice to Corrections Victoria at Hopkins Correctional Centre
• An Ongoing, Full-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
• VPS Grade 2: $58,539 - $75,175 plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit:

The Grampians West (GWR) Region provides justice services from Justice Service Centres in Ballarat and Ararat, and Horsham. Two prisons are located within the region, minimum security H.M Prison Langi Kal Kal and medium security Hopkins Correctional Centre.

This position is based at H.M. Prison Langi Kal Kal which is a minimum-security male prison facility focused on preparing prisoners for their transition back into the community. 

About the Role:

Being an entry level position within the Human Resources Team, the Human Resources Officer provides a range of human resource support services within the unique operational environment of a correctional facility. The primary focuses are to perform the recruitment processes for the Prison Precinct. Other duties may include payroll and the preparation of rosters, which includes high volume phone work and accurate data entry within achievable timeframes.

Some of your duties will include:

• Providing high-quality services and performing all administrative functions pertaining to human resources and payroll for the Prison Precinct and other service program areas as required
• Entering all salary information, including hours worked in CHRIS21, Time Target and conduct fortnightly reconciliations
• Designing, implementing and maintaining applications pertaining to payroll and personnel activities.

To learn more about this role before applying, please read the attached position description.

About You:

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• The ability to interpret employee entitlements from sources such as Victorian Public Service Agreement, and Fair Work Act
• Demonstrated experience with an integrated personnel / payroll system and the ability to enter, modify and extract data accurately
• Knowledge of the Victorian Public Service Agreement, and computer systems such as CHRIS21, OBA, TIME TARGET and TRIM, would be highly regarded.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• A formal qualification and/or previous Human Resources experience would be desirable.

How to Apply: