The Victorian Public Sector (VPS) is one of the largest and most diverse employers in Australia, offering stable employment, strong career progression pathways, and a wide range of permanent and part time roles. Many Victorian Government departments also offer attractive benefits such as salary packaging, professional development funding, flexible hybrid work, and public sector mobility programs that let employees move between agencies without restarting their careers.
The main place to start your search is the Victorian Government Careers portal. Most government positions appear here but, like NSW and QLD, some major Victorian agencies also maintain their own dedicated careers pages with extra opportunities, early notices, or specialist recruitment campaigns.
Below is a complete guide to all Victorian Government job portals to help you find every possible role, including the ones most applicants never see.
1. Victorian Government Careers
Website: https://careers.vic.gov.au
Scope: This is the primary job portal for the Victorian Public Sector, covering all government departments and many statutory authorities.
Limitations:
- Some major agencies run their own job sites.
- Graduate programs, policing, TAFE roles, and ambulance recruitment may appear outside the central jobs portal so keep an eye on the sites listed in the next section.
- Certain regional listings may not display clearly without manual searching.
Victorian Agency Job Portals
These portals are perfect for if you are targeting particular sectors such as health, education, justice, policing, or emergency services. It may take a bit more time but keep an eye on these portals for intakes and jobs that don’t appear on the main Victorian careers portal. You might find a unique job that fits your needs.
1. Victoria Police Careers
Website: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/careers
Covers sworn officers, PSOs, forensics, call takers, IT, fleet, and corporate roles.
Why check separately: Dedicated recruitment schedules and entry pathways.
2. Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV)
Website: https://www.frv.vic.gov.au/careers-0
Professional firefighter recruitment, operational and support roles. Firefighter campaigns operate on a fixed intake cycle.
3. Country Fire Authority (CFA) Careers
Website: https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/volunteers-careers/working-at-cfa/jobs-at-cfa
Paid operational roles, corporate positions, community education officers and specialist emergency roles.
4. Ambulance Victoria Careers
Website: https://www.ambulance.vic.gov.au/careers/
Includes:
- Graduate paramedic pathways
- Ambulance communications (000 call taking)
- Clinical roles
- Corporate and IT roles
NOTE: Large yearly intake for graduate paramedics.
5. Victorian Department of Education
Website: https://www.vic.gov.au/jobs-and-working-department-education
Covers teachers, principals, education support staff, early childhood roles, and regional recruitment.
6. Victorian Health Careers (Statewide Health Recruitment)
Health roles are managed through two major portals:
a. Victorian Health Jobs
Website: https://www.health.vic.gov.au/jobs
Job listings and sector information.
b. individual health service job boards (e.g., Austin Health, Monash Health, Western Health)
If you keep an eye on these sites you can often get early notification of jobs before they are listed anywhere else.
| Health Service | Website |
|---|---|
| Monash Health | https://monashhealth.org/careers/ |
| Austin Health | https://austinhealth.org.au/careers/ |
| Western Health | https://westernhealth.org.au/Careers/ |
| Northern Health | https://northernhealth.org.au/careers/ |
| Eastern Health | https://easternhealth.org.au/careers/ |
| St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne | https://www.svhm.org.au/careers |
| Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) | https://www.rch.org.au/careers/ |
| Royal Women’s Hospital | https://thewomens.org.au/careers/ |
| Alfred Health | https://careers.alfredhealth.org.au/ |
| Mercy Health | https://www.mercyhealth.com.au/careers/ |
| Bendigo Health | https://bendigohealth.mercury.com.au/ |
| Barwon Health (Geelong) | https://www.barwonhealth.org.au/careers |
| Latrobe Regional Hospital (Gippsland) | https://lrh.com.au/careers/ |
| Goulburn Valley Health (Shepparton) | https://www.gvhealth.org.au/careers/ |
| Grampians Health (Ballarat region) | https://gh.org.au/careers |
7. Corrections Victoria Careers
Website: https://www.corrections.vic.gov.au/careers
Roles include prison officers, rehabilitation officers, psychologists, program staff, trades, admin, and corporate roles.
Keep an eye on the site as they often run large ongoing recruitment pools.
8. Court Services Victoria (CSV) Careers
Website: https://www.courts.vic.gov.au/careers
Roles include registry staff, court officers, admin, legal support, HR, IT, and corporate services for all Victorian courts and tribunals.
9. Victoria Legal Aid Careers
Website: https://www.legalaid.vic.gov.au/about-us/careers
Legal, support, admin, community engagement, and specialist roles.
10. TAFE Victoria (TAFE jobs across multiple institutions)
Each TAFE has its own portal, which makes it difficult concentrate on the physical areas you wish to work at. The main gateway is:
Website: https://jobs.tafe.vic.gov.au/
By browsing the main site you can find job links for TAFE Gippsland, Holmesglen, Box Hill Institute, Bendigo Kangan, GOTAFE, and more.
11. Department of Justice & Community Safety (DJCS)
Website: https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/careers
Includes youth justice, prison services, sheriff’s office, consumer affairs, legal policy, and community safety roles.
That’s the complete list of Victorian Government job portals.
