Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Aboriginal Cultural Engagement Officer -

Campbelltown Youth Justice Community Office

Youth Justice

• Ongoing, Full-Time
• Location: Campbelltown
• Clerk Grade 5/6 Salary ($99,938 - $110,271 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

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

Your role

This role is committed to improving outcomes for the benefit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. As the Aboriginal Cultural Engagement Officer at Campbelltown Youth Justice Community Office you will provide advice and support to Youth Justice Caseworkers in the case management of Aboriginal Young People in a culturally responsive manner, ensuring appropriate case plans, cultural support and supervision is implemented. Identify and build collaborative community networks and partnerships to improve the effectiveness of Youth Justice interventions and relationships.

What you'll do

As part of this role, you will

• Provide advice and guidance to Youth Justice staff on the scope of culturally appropriate interventions for Aboriginal Young People and prepare recommendations for cultural support and interventions for young people being supervised by Youth Justice in the community and custody.
• Identify and build collaborative community networks and partnerships to improve the effectiveness of community-based interventions by Youth Justice staff.
• Liaise and build relationships with Aboriginal community groups and Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, to promote and support the aims of Youth Justice and support Aboriginal clients.
• Advise and support Youth Justice Caseworkers with the development of cultural supports and interventions in client case plans.
• Work alongside Youth Justice Caseworkers to facilitate cultural supports and interventions to clients and record these actions in case notes in client information management systems.
• Engage Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations and other community agencies to provide support services to Youth Justice clients in the community.
• Work with the Youth Justice Area Manager, their leadership teams, and Aboriginal Practice Officers to ensure culturally appropriate service delivery across the area, including continuation of support if a young person enters custody.

What we're looking for

• Relevant experience in cultural engagement, social work, welfare, psychology, criminology, education, or related field.
• Current NSW Working with Children Clearance
• Current NSW Driver's Licence
• Regional and rural based Aboriginal Cultural Engagement Officers travel larger distances to meet with clients.
• This is an identified position and only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons (see notes below for further information).

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.

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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 focus capabilities & requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

Applications close Thursday 7 August 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 Dimitra Vossinakis - Area Manager on 0401 998 303 or via [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 submission of the application), please call Lisa Smith on 0456 199 105 or contact via [email protected]

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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Profile description:

The Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is the lead agency in the Communities and Justice Portfolio. Communities and Justice aims to achieve a safe, just, and inclusive New South Wales (NSW) by operating an effective legal system; increasing access to social and affordable housing; protecting children and families; addressing domestic and family violence; promoting public safety; reducing reoffending; and supporting community harmony and social cohesion.

DCJ works to enable everyone's right to access justice and help for families through early intervention and inclusion, with benefits for the whole community by providing services that are effective and responsive to community needs.

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.

Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.