** Applications close 11.55pm, Sunday 18 May 2025 **

We encourage applications from Indigenous Australians, people living with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ people.

The Department of Justice supports reasonable adjustment requests in any stage of the assessment process to remove barriers and facilitate full participation in all aspects of employment for applicants with disability. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in an interview or recruitment activity, please inform the contact listed at the end of this vacancy.

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace and understand the importance of flexible working arrangements. Talk to us about how this could work for you.

Hours per fortnight

73.50 hours per fortnight - flexible options available.

Duties

• Play a key role in the leadership of Safe at Home by contributing and supporting policy and procedural improvements.
• Support the performance of staff by providing supervision and guidance, and by facilitating professional development and training.
• Prioritise and allocate tasks associated with managing workflow on a daily basis and assist staff to maintain an appropriate workload.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with relevant stakeholders and represent Safe at Home at a variety of forums and committees as required.
• Provide strategic and policy advice to the Director Safe at Home as required.
• Lead the development and implementation of projects and policies as required.
• Collate and maintain delivery and outcome data for the purposes of statistical reporting and evaluation.
• Research and analyse policy issues and provide solutions, proposals and recommendations for Safe at Home and family violence matters.
• Prepare high-level submissions, ministerial briefings, correspondence, media responses and reports as required.
• Perform such other professional work as may from time to time be directed by the Director Safe at Home.

Desirable Requirements

Tertiary qualification in an appropriate discipline.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

Statement of Duties (357271) Assistant Manager - Safe at Home.docx

Statement of Duties (357271) Assistant Manager - Safe at Home.pdf

Information for applicants (Safe at Home).docx

Information for applicants (Safe at Home).pdf

How to apply

To apply, please provide a Short Form Application which is a 1-2 page covering letter outlining your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the Statement of Duties, and a copy of your current Resumé/CV. We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria.

Please note if you submit the details of your referees with your application the Selection Panel may contact them without notifying you.

Please apply online by clicking the 'Apply Now' button.

Refer to the 'Information for Applicants (DOJ)' document for further information. Please note, attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

If you are unable to submit your application online, please contact the Department of Justice Recruitment Team on (03) 6165 4912.

For more information

Rebecca Flakelar
Director - Safe at Home
[email protected]
Phone: (03) 6165 4986

Reasonable Adjustment Queries

Organisational Development and Design Team
(03) 6165 7603