Aboriginal Youth Justice Caseworker, Dubbo Community Office, Youth Justice

Aboriginal Youth Justice Caseworker

Dubbo Community Office, Youth Justice

 Clerk Grade 6/7

             Location – Dubbo

              Employment Type – X2 Ongoing, Full Time roles

              Salary - $100,011 up to $109,194pa plus Superannuation and Leave Loading

This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Your role

The Aboriginal Youth Justice Caseworker will support Youth Justice improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Working at a Dubbo Community Office, you will provide front line services to young people.

What you’ll do

You will provide a range of externally and internally sourced services to detainees, youth justice conferencing clients, victims of crime, and court mandated youth and their family members.

You will work as part of a team to reduce re-offending of young people by enhancing the youth’s functioning to support reintegration into their family and community.

What we’re looking for

• Capability to provide front line services to young people by developing and maintaining relationships with the Aboriginal community.
• Ability to work collaboratively with other Caseworkers, Youth Officers, Psychologists, and stakeholders and undertake case management activities for young people, connecting them to appropriate services.
• Using structured screening and assessment tools to identify risks and needs of young people determining intervention programs required while monitoring outcomes and case plans for compliance.
• Provide young people and their families with the tools and information to create and support positive changes utilising technology and information systems.
• Contribute to behaviour management of young people adapting to changes while complying with policy, procedures, standards and best practice guidelines.

As an Identified role, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons, Australia’s First Nations people.

Where a position is identified, an applicant’s race is a genuine occupational qualification under the exception in Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.

There are two alternatives to confirming your Aboriginality, one of which must be uploaded to be considered for the role as follows. Either will be accepted:

• Confirmation of Aboriginality form, or
• Written confirmation from 2-3 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live/work, which addresses the three criteria listed below:
  • is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and
  • identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and
  • is accepted as a such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

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What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply. You will need to attach an up-to-date resume (maximum five pages) and a cover letter (maximum three pages) with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role and answer the following target questions:

1. Tell us why you wish to work for Youth Justice, and what do you want to bring to the role?

Applications close Tuesday, 3 December 2024 at 11:59pm AEDT.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Kimble Appleyard on 0407 068 200 or at kimble.appleyard@dcj.nsw.gov.au.

If you wish to speak to an Aboriginal person about this role, please contact Lesley Toomey on 0407 021 089 or at lesley.toomey@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Steve Mifsud on 02 9765 4094 or at steve.mifsud@dcj.nsw.gov.au  

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience, and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers, and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website 

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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