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Identified and Designated Positions

The department’s Identified Positions and Designated Positions policies reflect the strategic priority of making justice more accessible to the Koori community, through the development and delivery of culturally appropriate programs and services.

Identified and Designated positions within Justice require specific skills, knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Koori community. These positions provide an important source of recruitment of Koori employees with the appropriate skills and knowledge to enable more effective development of policy and delivery of services to the Koori community.

The occupant of an Identified position is required to have a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Koori community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it and a demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with the Koori community. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for these positions.

Identified positions include roles such as Indigenous Community Corrections Officers and Indigenous Victims Support Officers.

A designated position is one in which all of the duties involve the development or delivery of policy, programs and services which impact on the Victorian Koori community or involve interaction with the Koori community or their representatives.

The occupant of a Designated position is required to have a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Koori community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it and a demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with the Koori community. 

Where the position is deemed to be a Designated position an exemption under the Equal Opportunity Act (1995) has to be sought and received for the filling of the position by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person only.

Designated positions include roles such as Koori Court Officers and Aboriginal Well-Being Officers.