Victorian Public Service employees – about the role

Learn about working for Victoria Police as Victorian Public Service employee.

Victorian Public Service (VPS) employees have the opportunity to contribute and make a difference to their community. 

Working with Victoria Police

Help us meet our objectives to deliver a safer Victoria in conjunction with our partners. 

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 a VPS employee, you will drive and support the strategic initiatives of the organisation. 

VPS employees provide the 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 that come with working for the Victorian Government.

Salary

VPS employees working within Victoria Police are bound by the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2020. 

All salary levels and progression levels are listed from page 154 of the Agreement.

VPS Enterprise Bargaining Agreement 2020
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Salary progressions are based on a yearly Performance Progression Cycle (PPC) as per the Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2020. 

You and your direct manager will set your performance and development goals for the year. Completing these goals throughout the year will set the basis for your advancement.

Benefits, hours and leave

We understand that everyone has different needs and responsibilities. 

We offer our VPS employees a wide range of flexible working arrangements including:

  • part-time employment
  • working from home
  • flexi-time
  • leave at half pay
  • purchased leave
  • flexible working hours.

Our core hours of work are between 7:00am to 7:00pm, depending on the requirements of the individual work unit. You can negotiate specific flexible working hours with your manager.

Some units may require you to complete shift work. You will have access to shift allowances when required to work afternoons, nights, weekends and public holidays.

Conditions of employment are based on a standard working week of 38 hours. 

Your leave benefits will include:

  • four weeks recreational leave
  • 17.5% leave loading
  • standard personal leave 
  • 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. 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 several employment programs and pathways. These are designed to help students, young individuals and diversity cohorts to learn and work at Victoria Police.

Find out more on our Victoria Police work experience, traineeships and employment schemes page.

Volunteer work

Victoria Police does not offer volunteer work.

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