Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Senior Project Officer

Flexible working location

Temporary for 7 months

$125,693 -$138,510 PA plus Super

Your role

The Senior Project Officer works in the Inclusive Practice unit (Office of the Senior Practitioner) to promote, support and facilitate inclusive practice by Department of Communities & Justice (DCJ) caseworkers. The unit promotes the delivery of high-quality support services to culturally and linguistically diverse clients, clients with disability, and LGBTQIA+ clients who are in contact with the child protection system.

What you'll do

As part of the Engagement and Family Support (EFS) team in Inclusive Practice, you will work closely with DCJ caseworkers to support children and young people with disability, and parents with disability, who are in contact with the child protection system. The primary role of EFS is to work collaboratively with caseworkers and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to:

• Keep children and young people at home with their families - this includes children and young with disability, and parents with disability who have children, and
• Ensure that DCJ clients receive the disability supports they need through the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) so that they can thrive.

This exciting temporary seven-month role (from late May to late December 2025) involves working as part of a small team to support and build the capacity of caseworkers in multiple DCJ districts to

• Navigate the NDIS on behalf of clients
• Ensure NDIS plans meet individual's disability support needs
• Build knowledge and understanding of supporting clients and parents with disability including access to mainstream supports
• Escalate and resolve issues of concern relating to the NDIS interface.

What we're looking for

• Tertiary qualifications in a related field and /or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of (or capacity to learn), and understand the NDIS
• A strong commitment to customer service with demonstrated capability in cross-agency collaboration and stakeholder management
• The ability to identify emerging issues and recommend solutions to resolve problems and mitigate risks
• Experience in managing the expectations of clients, advocates, mainstream agencies and other stakeholders where there may be competing priorities.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

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: Monday 21 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 the hiring manager Carolyn Polley-Peters on 0436 656 492 or [email protected].

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 of submitting the application), please call Ghislaine Abel on 97653313 or via [email protected]

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and diversity lie 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 LGBTQIA+, 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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