Field Officers, Community Correctional Services

At the Department of Justice and Community Safety, we are 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 are proud of the important work we do across Victoria. Want to be part of it?

• Oversee offenders as they make a positive contribution to the community through unpaid work projects.
• Varied work in ever-changing environments, including outdoor assignments.
• Enjoy generous leave entitlements, including parental, study and cultural leave.
• Earn approx $40 per hour in casual positions (standard)
• $65,409 - $72,262 per year FTE (plus super) in full time roles in a Victorian Public Service role full of future opportunities.

About Community Correctional Services

Community Correctional Services (CCS) is a state-wide service that manages offenders on court orders, serious sex offenders on post sentence supervision and prisoners on parole.

CCS staff are based out of justice service centres across Victoria, and are dedicated, compassionate and supportive role models to the people they work with.

Field officers supervise offenders completing court-ordered community work tasks. These programs are a meaningful way for offenders to pay Victoria back for their crimes, and they also allow offenders to develop new skills and reintegrate into the community.

Learn more about CCS

Why we love this work

If you join CCS, you will work closely with a diverse array of offenders. These are people who have made unfortunate decisions in challenging situations. Often, their actions have been incited by traumatic life experiences.

In your work, you will hear another person's story. You will come to understand their world view. And you will hold them accountable for their decisions. You will be part of giving offenders a second chance to make a more positive contribution to the community.

Your job won't always be easy, but with a strong work ethic and a belief in what you're doing, you will be able to take pride in your work and will know what it's like to make a genuine difference in someone else's life.

The way progress is measured will differ with every person you work with. However, some examples of moments when CCS staff report feeling like they've made an impact include when an offender:

• consistently shows up to their community se