Administration Assistant - Aboriginal Trainee Program

Administration Assistant – Aboriginal Trainee Program

Location: Various locations, Parramatta, Goulburn and Orange NSW

Employment type: Multiple Temporary Full-Time roles for up to 12 months that may lead to permanent employment

Salary: $70,694.00 pa - $76,857.00 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

The SSCX Aboriginal Trainee Program is run through the Department’s Shared Services (SSCX) which provides a variety of Finance and Payroll transactional services to both the department as well as other Stronger Communities cluster entities. Shared Services has offices in Parramatta and Goulburn, and Orange and will require trainees to rotate through functional teams residing in one of these locations.

What you’ll do

The Administration assistant will rotate through 2-to-3 transactional processing areas over a 12 month period, undertaking entry level tasks from a broad variety of shared services functions. Each rotation will last approx. 3-to-4 months, however, may vary due to operational requirements.

At the conclusion of the 12 month program, performance in each of the rotational areas is assessed with a view to confirming suitability for ongoing placement. Pending availability of roles within the Shared Services Centre, an ongoing offer of employment will be made to trainees who have successfully completed the program.

What we’re looking for

In addition to meeting the essential requirements, the successful candidate must demonstrate capabilities in:

• Ability to provide sound clerical and administrative support to both internal and external clients
• Strong data entry/ keyboard skills with good attention to detail
• Proficient with

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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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, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Sunday, 12 January 2025 at 11:59 pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Craig Napper on 0414 885 019 or at craig.napper@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 Anjy Fayad on 02 9765 3042 or via anjy.fayad@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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