Records Services Officer – Sentencing – Department of Veterans’ Affairs
📌 Vacancy Fact Sheet
- Reference Number: VN-0769965
- Agency: Department of Veterans’ Affairs
- Job Title: Records Services Officer – Sentencing
- Position Number: EXT-2026-0070
- Classification: APS Level 4
- Closing Date: Thursday 18 June 2026
- Job Type: Full-Time, Ongoing;Non-Ongoing
- Location: Cannon Hill QLD
- Future Merit Locations: Cannon Hill, Various locations – NSW, Various
- Salary: $85,610 – $91,309
- Office Arrangement: On Site (This is an on-site role based at the Cannon Hill)
About Department of Veterans’ Affairs
The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) exists to fulfil the nation’s duty to support our serving and ex-serving Australian Defence
Force members and their families. We do this through programs of care, compensation, commemoration, income and Defence
support services. Our aim is to enhance self-sufficiency, quality of life, financial wellbeing and community recognition for those we
support. DVA is both a policy and service delivery agency. We have strong relationships with Australian ex-service organisations,
Federal and State Government agencies and the veteran community. DVA’s vision is to honour veterans, and empower them and
their families to continue life after service, within a society that understands and values their military service and their ongoing
contribution to the community.
Duties
- Appraising and sentencing physical records in accordance with approved records authorities
- and DVA policies
- Making and documenting disposal decisions, including identifying records eligible for
- destruction or transfer to NAA
- Providing technical guidance and advice to support consistent and accurate sentencing
- outcomes
- Liaising with subject matter experts and, where required, the National Archives of Australia
- on sentencing and disposal matters
- Identifying risks, anomalies or gaps in records information and escalating issues
- appropriately
- Monitoring progress against agreed timeframes and supporting planning and prioritisation of
- sentencing work
- Undertaking manual handling tasks associated with reviewing and boxing physical records,
- in line with WHS requirements
- Contributing to continuous improvement of records appraisal and sentencing processes
- Supporting projects and undertaking other duties as directed by the Team Leader or
- management.
Eligibility / Notes
- Under section 22(8) of the Public Service Act 1999, employees must be Australian citizens to
- be employed in the Australian Public Service (APS).
- Any successful candidate external to DVA offered employment will be required to undergo a
- pre-engagement screening check, even if they have a security clearance. The screening
- check is conducted in accordance with the Australian Government Protective Security Policy
- Framework requirements.
- Any successful candidate will also be required to obtain and/or maintain, a baseline Vetting
- (AGSVA) security clearance as a minimum.
How to Apply
Position Contact Thomas Hobbs, 07 3305 1502
Agency Recruitment Site https://dvajobs.nga.net.au/cp/index.cfm?event=jobs.home
Applicants to vacancies notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette should be aware:
that the names of successful applicants will also be notified in all formats of the electronic Public Service Gazette
applicants found suitable may be offered similar employment opportunities by other Australian Public Service agencies
Veterans’ Affairs (part of the Defence
Portfolio)
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