Communities and Justice

Victims Services Representatives

DCJ Careers: Victims Services

Victims Services provides support services, including counselling and financial assistance to victims of crime and the families and friends of missing people in New South Wales.

Video transcript: DCJ Careers: Victims Services

What's it like to work here?

“We make a difference for a lot of people in our community, it is something that I find really rewarding and self-fulfilling.”

- Kristy, Client Service Advisor, Victims Services

Role Overview

Victims Services provides support services, including counselling and financial assistance to victims of crime, as well as families and friends of missing people in New South Wales. Victims Services is based in the Parramatta Justice Precinct.

There are two types of Victims Services Representatives:

  • Service Representative
  • Senior Client Liaison Representative

Both roles provide a high level of customer service and professionalism when answering highly sensitive calls directly from victims of crime.

Key skills

  • Ability to provide high-level support for often vulnerable clients
  • Commitment to client satisfaction and timely service delivery
  • Operate in a high-volume work environment ensuring the administrative requirements are met
  • Maintaining a good knowledge of the range of services and relevant policies and procedures
  • Maintaining your wellbeing in an environment exposed to sensitive and often confronting information.

Role requirements

The necessary experience and qualities considered for the role include being available to work between 8:00am and 6:00pm. Ability to work in a trauma informed way for the provision of services and support to victims of crime.

Different types of Victims Services Representatives

Service Representative

The role of a Service Representative is to provide information, advice, referrals and the management of applications for victims’ support.

Senior Client Liaison Representative

The role of a Senior Client Liaison Representative is to provide the first point of contact for victims of crime with Victims Services. Responding to inbound calls, they are responsible for providing a high level of service and support through the provision of information, advice and referrals directly to victims.

Additional information

Pre-employment checks

Pre-employment checks are a critical part of Victims Services recruitment process and includes national criminal history check and other reference and conduct checks.

Flexibility

Working a 35-hour week, Monday to Friday provides the flexibility to thrive at work, home and the community.

Training

On-going training and development helps Victims Services staff grow in their role, improve their performance and develop new skills.

About Victims Services

Victims Services, within the Department of Communities and Justice, administers the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013.

Victims Services provide access to counselling and financial assistance to victims of violent crime in NSW under the Victims Support Scheme, promote the Charter of Victims Rights and deliver related programs.

Last updated:

01 Aug 2023