Aboriginal Workplace Support Coordinator, Youth Justice

Aboriginal Workplace Support Coordinator,

Youth Justice

• Temporary Full time up to 12 months
• Location: Hybrid, based at 6 Parramatta Square - Parramatta
• Clerk Grade 9/10 Salary ($125,693 - $138,510 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

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

Your role

This role is committed to improving outcomes for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Lead and coordinate the provision of advice to staff members impacted by workplace issues in a culturally safe, supportive, and confidential environment and support employees throughout the misconduct process until resolution. 

Where required, provide advice and support to employees throughout other processes including but not limited to workplace issues, complaints, and performance improvements.  Support employees who are making complaints of racism and support workplaces to become anti-racist.

What you’ll do

• Manage, lead, coordinate and provide a culturally safe and confidential means for Youth Justice NSW (YJNSW) officers, including Aboriginal staff, to speak directly about any aspect of misconduct.
• Mentor and guide managers and other support persons, ensuring compliance with governance and quality requirements, to ensure officers impacted by reportable conduct or misconduct processes are supported and kept informed about the progress of the matter.
• Provide expert policy advice and information on reportable conduct and misconduct processes to relevant stakeholders to facilitate the appropriate interpretation and implementation of suitable pathways of resolution.
• Provide the Executive Director of YJNSW with strategic advice on continuous improvement activities and develop and deliver education and awareness programs and initiatives to YJNSW.
• Research, analyse and review complex matters, identifying emerging issues, developing evidence-based options, and recommended solutions to resolve problems and mitigate risks.
• Ensure compliance with YJNSW’s legislative obligations and proactively promote supports for officers involved in reportable conduct and misconduct processes.
• Support complainants, respondents, witnesses, and other affected officers across the entire misconduct process including appearing at tribunals and courts.
• Provide advice and support to youth justice staff, including Aboriginal staff, in the progress of workplace matters including but not limited to workplace issues, complaints, performance improvements, use of force reviews and civil litigation claims.

What we’re looking for

• NSW Working with Children Check clearance for paid employment.
• Current NSW driver’s licence.

As an Identified role, this role 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 and authorised by 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.

Appointments are subject to reference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:

• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014

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To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.

For more information and advice on applying for roles at DCJ, visit Careers for Aboriginal people https://www.dcj.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-dcj/pathways/careers-for-aboriginal-people.html

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 focus capabilities & requirements of the role and answer the two targeted questions below:

• Acting with integrity is key to the Aboriginal Workplace Support Coordinator role. Describe an example of when you have faced an ethical or values conflict in your role. How did you react? How was it resolved?

• The Aboriginal Workplace Support Coordinator supports staff who are navigating workplace processes such as conduct, misconduct and workplace civil litigation. Please provide an example of when you have had to discuss complex information with someone. How did you ensure that they understood what you were saying? What cultural considerations might there be in this situation?

Applications close 27 April 2025 at 11:59pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact A/Senior Manager Workplace Support and Information Access – Melissa Preston on 0438 780 722 or via melissa.preston@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 call Lisa Smith on 0456 199 105  or via lisa.smith3@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.

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

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