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.

The department is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and recognises that children’s rights need to be respected, their views welcomed and valued, and their concerns taken seriously and acted upon.

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 more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

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

• Utilise your coordination expertise to provide support and advice to the People Services branch
• Fixed-Term (until 26/04/2026), 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:

People, Safety and Culture's core functions span the breadth of workplace cultural, and people matters, including human resources policy and strategy; organisational culture and change; recruitment, redeployment, and retention; performance and development; pay, benefits and workforce reporting; occupational health and safety management; and employment regulations.

About the Role:

The Recruitment Coordinator forms part of the Human Resources, Barwon South West Region (BSW) and plays a vital role in ensuring quality recruitment practices via the coordination of end-to-end recruitment and selection activities. This includes the creation and review of position descriptions, recruitment activity requests, advertising roles, coordination of and participation in shortlisting and interview activities, referee checking and on-boarding of new staff. The role will be responsible for the maintenance of various systems which support the recruitment activity and may need to prioritise recruitment campaigns based on the available resources.

Some of your duties will include:

• Being responsible for coordinating and participating in regional recruitment and selection related activities including advertising, preparation of applicant kits, shortlisting schedules and recruitment related correspondence.
• Providing authoritative and timely advice to clients on a range of issues, including employment, remuneration and recruitment, through the application of relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
• Maintaining the staffing establishment data and reporting on current and forecasted vacancies utilising various databases and payroll systems.

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

About You:

As an ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Sound knowledge of relevant legislation, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations.
• Demonstrated experience in human resources and best practice recruitment.
• Demonstrated experience in CHRIS21 and other HRIS systems.

Qualifications:

• A qualification in Human Resource Management and/or commensurate experience would be highly regarded.

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.