Intern programs | Department of Justice and Community Safety Victoria

Justice system
Justice system
- Laws and regulation
  Laws and regulation
  
  How laws are made and regulated, and which legislative issues the department is currently addressing
- Courts and tribunals
  Courts and tribunals
  
  Interpreting the law, resolving disputes and imposing penalties on those who have broken the law
- Dispute resolution (External link)
  Dispute resolution (External link)
  
  Advice and mediation services as alternatives to court in resolving disputes
- Fines and penalties
  Fines and penalties
  
  Systems and processes for infringements (fines), penalties and values, fine enforcement and asset confiscation
- Corrections, prisons and parole (External link)
  Corrections, prisons and parole (External link)
  
  The correctional process, from community corrections to prison, parole and release
- Victims of crime (External link)
  Victims of crime (External link)
  
  Information, advice and support for victims of violent crime
- Legal assistance
  Legal assistance
  
  Find a lawyer or organisation to assist you with legal matters
- Sheriffs in Victoria
  Sheriffs in Victoria
  
  Learn about the role of sheriff's officers, who are responsible for enforcing warrants and orders issued by all Victorian courts
- Policing (External link)
  Policing (External link)
  
  Preventing, investigating and solving crime
- Youth Justice
  Youth Justice
  
  Youth justice supervises and provides programs for young people in the criminal justice system
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Safer communities
Safer communities
- Emergencies
  Emergencies
  
  Planning, managing and delivering Victoria’s emergency services
- Crime prevention
  Crime prevention
  
  Crime prevention campaigns, initiatives, programs and grants
- Road safety
  Road safety
  
  Victoria's road safety strategy and road safety camera program
- Gambling
  Gambling
  
  Gambling policy, regulation, licensing, education and research, and support for problem gambling
- Water safety (External link)
  Water safety (External link)
  
  Play it safe at the beach, at the river, by the pool and while boating and fishing
- Protecting children and families
  Protecting children and families
  
  Sustaining and improving outcomes for vulnerable children and their families
- Community Safety Building Authority
  Community Safety Building Authority
  
  The Community Safety Building Authority (CSBA) delivers buildings and facilities needed to keep communities safe
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Licences and certificates
Your rights
Your rights
- Adoption (External link)
  Adoption (External link)
  
  Includes information on the different types of adoptions, the needs of adopted children and support for families who have adopted a child, past adoptions and historical timelines.
- Equal opportunity and human rights (External link)
  Equal opportunity and human rights (External link)
  
  Equal opportunity, sexual harassment, racial and religious vilification, and related dispute resolution
- Aboriginal Justice Agreement (External link)
  Aboriginal Justice Agreement (External link)
  
  The Aboriginal Justice Agreement is a partnership between the Victorian Aboriginal community and the Victorian Government. In 2018 its fourth phase - Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja - was launched
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Intern programs

All Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) intern programs are specially designed for students to build experience, networks and skills and serve as a talent pathway to the graduate program and other entry level roles within the department. There are two intake periods across winter and summer, both running for three months.

Legal and Justice Policy

An in-house intern program run by DJCS designed for high-calibre university students.

Applications for this program are currently open.

Stepping into (Australian Network on Disability)

‘Stepping Into’ is a national intern program that connects highly skilled university students living with a disability with VPS roles across the public sector.

Visit Australian Network on Disability (External link) for more information.

Refugee and Asylum Seeker

This initiative connects the Victorian Public Service with refugees and asylum seekers looking for paid work experience. The Victorian Public Sector Commission runs the 12-week program with CareerSeekers.

Visit the Victorian Public Sector Commission (External link) website for more information.

The Rise Program: an employment program for people with autism

DJCS is teaming up with Specialisterne to deliver Rise, a unique employment program for neurodiverse people. This program provides employment opportunities for talented autistic candidates.

Contact

For more information on intern programs contact the Employment Programs team on (03) 8684 6783 or via email employmentprograms@justice.vic.gov.au (External link)