Aboriginal Youth Justice Caseworker - Armidale & Moree YJCO, Youth Justice

Aboriginal Youth Justice Caseworker –

Armidale & Moree Youth Justice Community Office,

Youth Justice

• 1 x Ongoing, Full time based in Armidale
• 1 x Ongoing, Full time based in Moree
• Clerk Grade 6 / 7, Salary ($100,011 - $109,194 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

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

Information sessions available

Session 2 : Tuesday 6 February 2024 from 4 : 30 pm – 6 : 30 pm at Armidale Youth Justice Community Office - 105 Beardy Street Armidale, NSW 2350 . For those who are unable to attend face to face however would still like to participate virtually via MS Teams please contact Bruce Dennison on the contact details below.

Your role

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

Provide front line services to young people at a Youth Justice Centre or Community Office. This involves providing a range of quality externally and internally sourced services to detainees, youth justice conferencing clients, victims of crime and court mandated young people and their families. The role is part of a multi-disciplined team that aims to reduce re-offending of young people, enhance their functioning and support reintegration into their families and the community.

What you’ll do

What we’re looking for

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

Written confirmation from 2-3 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live / work, which addresses the three criteria listed below :

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.

Are you ready to join us?

Applications close Sunday 18 February 2024 at 11 : 59pm AEST.

Got a question?

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.

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.