Field Officer – South East Metro Region

Department of Justice and Community Safety VIC – Dandenong VIC

Multiple casual vacancies available across the South East Metro Region. Enjoy a variety of field work and office-based work. Earn a competitive $45.51 per hour plus weekend penalty rates.

Do you have great communication skills and want to be a role model to people hoping for a second chance? If you want to make time to help people get their lives back on track, read on.

Who are we?

Community Work and Partnerships are responsible for the development of mutually beneficial partnerships with government agencies and non-government organisations so that individuals can undertake unpaid work as part of their community-based sentence imposed by the Courts of Victoria. Community work serves as a valuable way for individuals to pay back the community while also reconnecting and reintegrating into the community. We ensure individuals make genuine efforts to undergo rehabilitation, and we keep low risk individuals out of prison and help them contribute to the community.

What does a Field Officer do?

Your primary responsibility as a Field Officer will be to supervise a team of clients at community work sites and other community work programs. A Field Officer carries out many duties and functions, mainly the supervision of individuals completing community work tasks. Other responsibilities include performing site inspections, assessing hazards, providing informed workplace health and safety advice, guidance and instruction; maintaining tools and equipment register and ensuring repairs are undertaken.

A day in the life of a Field Officer:

Your shift starts at a Justice Service Centre location where you collect a bus/trailer with equipment. You then drive to a site to collect a group of clients, where you will induct, instruct and transport them to a partner not-for-profit organisation in the community. Tasks for the day may involve graffiti removal, painting, litter collection, mowing and weeding. Your responsibility is to instruct the individuals to safely perform each task and monitor the work performed for the partner site before returning them to the drop-off point and returning to your depot.

Please note while the primary office location is Dandenong, the successful candidate will be required to travel across the South East Metro Region.

Desirable skills include:

• Ability to communicate and demonstrate a range of tasks and ensure a safe environment for work teams.
• Strong understanding of Occupational Health and Safety practices and their practical application.
• Ability to quickly build rapport to understand the motivations of others, identify issues and suggest appropriate courses of action.
• Demonstrated ability to manage conflict and strong problem-solving skills.
• Model appropriate behaviours and attitudes to assist individuals to develop new skills and work practices.
• Carpentry or handyman skills.
• Gardening, landscaping or painting skills.
• Demonstrated computer skills and written communication skills.

Transporting individuals is also a key part of the role and Field Officers will be required to drive a 12-seater bus with trailer. A full and current drivers' licence is essential for this position.

Community Work operates seven days per week, and this role will be required to work on weekends. Weekend availability is required.

For more information about the role please contact Danka Tsardakis - Manager, Community Work and Partnerships.

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

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.