Company description:

Department of Communities and Justice

Job description:

Intensive Bail Support Officer (Kempsey) -

Youth Justice

• Temporary, Full-Time up to 4 years
• Location: Kempsey
• Clerk Grade 6/7 Salary ($107,131 - $116,969 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

This is a targeted recruitment.

While all applicants are welcome, preference will be given to candidates who meet the established standards of the role and are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander descent. This is because the Department acknowledges this lived experience contributes a perspective valuable to our work with this community.

Your role

The Intensive Bail Support Officer provides frontline voluntary bail support and community development, connecting young people with quality internal and external services. The role aims to reduce reoffending, build on young people's strengths, and support their reintegration into family and community.

This role focuses on improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is a vital part of the new Intensive Bail Support Team. The team offers tailored support to young people on bail without court-ordered supervision.

What you'll do

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Aboriginal communities and key stakeholders to effectively deliver frontline services to young people.
• Provide intensive support to young people on bail who are not under supervised orders.
• Apply a strengths-based approach to engage and support young people who voluntarily participate in bail support programs.
• Deliver targeted case management interventions that address individual risks and needs.
• Collaborate with Youth Justice staff, government agencies, and non-government organisations to connect young people with services aligned with their Bail Support Plans and monitor their progress.
• Engage with families, communities, and young people to foster community development initiatives and partnerships that create meaningful opportunities for youth.
• Liaise effectively with police and legal services, providing clear advice, briefings, reports, and formal communications as required.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure data integrity across relevant information systems to support quality case management, planning, decision-making, and compliance.
• Equip young people and their families with the tools, information, and support needed to make positive life changes and contribute meaningfully to their communities.
• Remain responsive to change and comply with departmental policies, procedures, standards, and best practice guidelines.

What we're looking for

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (diploma or higher) in social work, welfare, psychology, criminology, education or related field or equivalent experience.
• Current NSW Working with Children Clearance
• Current NSW Driver's Licence
• Regional and rural based Intensive Bail Support Officer's travel larger distances to meet with clients.

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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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.

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

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:

1. This role involves building strong relationships with Aboriginal communities to support young people on bail. Can you describe how you've worked with Aboriginal families, stakeholders and community leaders to incorporate support strategies that promote reintegration and reduce reoffending?

1. How would you support a young person on bail who is not under court-ordered supervision, using a strengths-based approach to encourage voluntary engagement and reduce reoffending?

Applications close Sunday 23rd November 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 Sara Dootson on 0428 648 003 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 0456 199 105 or 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.

For more information and advice on applying for roles at DCJ, visit Careers for Aboriginal people.

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.