Northern Regional Coordinator

Northern Regional Coordinator

Location: North Coast Region

Employment type: Ongoing, Full-time (1 vacancy)

Salary: Grade 7/8, $106,025 to $117,363 p.a. plus employers’ contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

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

Your role

Department of Communities and Justice committed to working with Aboriginal people is the core to what our department does. Transforming Aboriginal Outcome Division is Manage the implementation of a range of projects across the Aboriginal Services Unit (ASU) to support and improve service delivery in collaboration with other agencies to ensure our clients received the best outcome they deserved.

What you’ll do

The Regional Coordinator is responsible for coordinating regional and local staff of the Branch and directing the day-to-day work of the teams, setting their regions priorities and coordinating their effort across the region by fostering a collaborative and constructive method of working.

What we’re looking for

Essential requirements include:

• Aboriginality- typically all or the majority of the work of an Aboriginal identified role will involve the development and or delivery of policy, programs and services which impact on Aboriginal people and or involve liaising directly with Aboriginal people and communities
• A current driver’s licence (unrestricted) and willingness to travel (regional locations only) is required
• Do you have the skills to lead, and supervise regional and local staff to implement programs & services of the division to a wide range of aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander clients.

As an Identified role, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons.

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.

Download the role description.

For more information and advice on applying for roles at DCJ, visit Careers for Aboriginal people

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 résumé (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 two targeted questions below:

• In this role you are required to manage and develop staff, also remotely on a daily basis can you demonstrate a time when you managed and developed staff, what methods did you use, what was the outcome.

• At times a decision you have made may be challenged by your staff or someone external of the Department. Can you advise a challenging work related situation you have experienced, and the methods you used to manage the issue, policies and procedures used, and what was the outcome.

Applications close Sunday 12 May 2024 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Trevor Kennedy on 0476 860 667 or at trevor.kennedy@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, please call Reyzhel Velasco on 0400 969 505 or via reyzhel.velasco@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 (for all roles except Aboriginal Identified)

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

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