Being employed with Victoria Police means you have the opportunity to contribute and make a difference to the community. Help us meet our objective to deliver a safer Victoria in conjunction with our partners as we work to:
- ensure a safe and secure society through law enforcement - investigating crime and prosecuting offenders
- provide community assistance and education
- implement crime prevention strategies
- collaborate with other government departments and agencies, and the local community.
As an employee, you will be helping to drive and support the strategic initiatives of the organisation. You can do this by assisting in providing frontline police members with the necessary resources to operate day-to-day activities to provide a safer Victoria.
You will be entitled to the many benefits of working for the Victorian Government and with a fantastic organisation that is Victoria Police.
Salary
Employees working within Victoria Police are bound by the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2020. All Salary levels and increment levels are listed from page 107 of the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement.
Salary progressions are based on a yearly Performance Development Assessment as per the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2020. This online database forms the basis for all Victoria Police VPS employees’ progression criteria and subsequent raise in increment.
Benefits
We appreciate that everyone has different needs and responsibilities, so at Victoria Police we offer a wide range of flexible working arrangements including part-time employment, carers' leave, family leave, compassionate leave, flexible working hours, leave without pay, paternity and maternity leave.
Conditions of employment for Victorian Public Servant (VPS) staff at Victoria Police are governed by the relevant VPS Enterprise agreement.
Conditions of employment based on a standard working week of 38 hours, include four weeks recreational leave, 17.5% leave loading, standard sick leave and long service leave entitlements.
Development
At Victoria Police, we pride ourselves in providing career development and training to our employees. We value and encourage diversity in our workforce and are committed to empowering you to achieve your full potential. We offer broad and diverse positions, from working with recruits to analysis of data and crime trends.
Victoria Police are a progressive organisation, and we are focused on staff development for our employees. We offer a range of developmental opportunities including part-time and full-time study leave arrangements when they align to business needs. We encourage the broadening of skills, as well as knowledge-sharing across the department or secondments to other government departments with regular internal advertisements.
We are committed to best practice people management and equal opportunity employment. We have a culture of openness, organisational learning, high performance teamwork, high trust, high personal ethics and accountability.
Having implemented a range of initiatives, we ensure our staff can:
- contribute and are recognised and rewarded for their contributions
- have access to developmental opportunities
- feel they are in a safe, supportive and challenging working environment
Work experience, tertiary placements and employment schemes
Victoria Police participates in employment programs and pathways to help students, young individuals and diversity cohorts in getting a chance to learn and work at Victoria Police.
Find out more at Victoria Police work experience, traineeships and employment schemes page.
Volunteer work
Victoria Police does not offer volunteer work.
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