About This Role

- Coordinate the processing of criminal history and other relevant pre-employment checks of prospective employees
- Provide high quality customer service and administrative support to stakeholders
- Fixed-term until 30 June 2027, full-time role earning $81,496 - $98,955 per year, plus super

About Us The Recruitment Services branch within People, Safety and Culture provides expert advice and support to the department on all recruitment related matters, including attraction, selection, redeployment and other recruitment and retention practices. Working within the department's vision for a justice and community safety system that works together to build a safer, fairer, and stronger Victoria, Recruitment Services delivers consultative, progressive, innovative, fair, and ethical recruitment solutions. What You Will Do The Security and Safety Officer is part of the Recruitment Operations team and provides administrative and customer service support to hiring managers, candidates, and other stakeholders on a wide range of security and safety screening related matters. This role reports to the Assistant Manager, Pre-Employment Screening.

In This Role, You Will

- coordinate the processing of criminal history and other relevant pre-employment checks of prospective employees for high-risk roles, including coordinating the Victoria Police fingerprinting process for candidates requiring a National Police Certificate, explaining the pre-employment security check process to hiring managers and candidates and conducting follow up calls with candidates to obtain additional information as required
- provide high-quality customer service and administrative support to internal and external stakeholders on a range of security and safety related matters
- respond efficiently to enquiries received via the phone, electronically or in writing in a professional, courteous manner.

About You As our ideal candidate, you will possess:





- experience in providing administrative support and customer service, ideally within a large or complex organisation, and in working with sensitive and confidential information
- experience in the use of e-recruitment systems to advertise vacancies and manage candidates, and in providing advice on HR policies and processes
- the ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment with high volume processing activity.

To learn even more about this role, please read the position description. If you have any further questions, feel free to email Xanthy Taylor at [email protected]

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people are strongly encouraged to apply. Learn more about our Aboriginal workforce strategy.

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.

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 protected, 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.

📌 Security and Safety Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victoria
📍 Melbourne