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- Statutory appointee (appointment for 3 years)
- Locations across NSW – Tweed Heads, Armidale, Glen Innes, Moree, Bourke, Walgett, Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Albury, Blacktown & Campbelltown
- Casual rate of $53.38 per hour
- Applications close on 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm
Youth Justice
- Statutory appointee (appointment for 3 years)
- Locations across NSW – Tweed Heads, Armidale, Glen Innes, Moree, Bourke, Walgett, Broken Hill, Deniliquin, Wagga Wagga, Griffith, Albury, Blacktown & Campbelltown
- Casual rate of $53.38 per hour
- Applications close on 31 August 2025 at 11:59pm
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.
Who We're Looking For
We are seeking people with excellent communication and organisation skills who can listen to and connect with young offenders and victims of crime and facilitate community connections and support. The role is community-based and supports victims of crime, young people who offend and the wider community by facilitating restorative justice conferences.
About Youth Justice NSW
Youth Justice NSW is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice within the Stronger Communities NSW cluster. Formerly known as Juvenile Justice, Youth Justice NSW supervises and provides custodial and community-based services for young offenders. Youth Justice also provides diversionary services through the administration of youth justice conferences under the Young Offenders Act 1997. Youth Justice NSW aims to empower young people to fulfil their potential without offending.
About The Role
Youth Justice Conference Convenors prepare for and facilitate Youth Justice Conferences following the principles of restorative justice. This includes inviting and meeting with conference participants and facilitating the conference conversation and outcomes. The role is a statutory appointment and requires flexible hours including outside of business hours and weekend work.
As a Conference Convenor You Will
- Be self-motivated.
- Have excellent communication and listening skills.
- Have excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Have good computer skills and ability to complete administrative tasks promptly.
- Be comfortable working with and supporting a wide range of participants.
- Actively develop and maintain community networks and relationships with local police, cultural groups, support services and other community agencies
- Be dedicated to working collaboratively and connecting with multicultural and Aboriginal young people, families, and victims.
- Have an interest in working with young people, families, and victims of crime.
- Have regular availability to complete conferences (each conference referral takes approx. 10-15 hours including preparation and the conference)
- Be prepared for irregular work as referral numbers increase and decrease throughout the year.
- Be resilient and flexible in your approach to working with others.
- Work in accordance with relevant department legislation, policies and procedures.
- Be available to complete mandatory training and willing to travel.
- Possession of a minimum Provisional 2 NSW Driver's licence
- National Criminal History Check
- Access to your own personal computer with internet access and mobile phone
- NSW Working with Children Check Clearance (WWCC)
If successful in this role you will be required to provide a Working with Children Check clearance number prior to commencing in the role. To obtain further information and to apply for a WWCC clearance please click here
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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.
How To Apply
To apply for this role, you need to submit an application online via https://jobs.dcj.nsw.gov.au/ quoting job reference number 77206 in the search field.
For Your Application To Be Considered, You Must
Ensure that you have read the Role Description
- Check that you meet the capabilities and key knowledge and experience for the role listed in the Role Description
- Be available to attend all listed training dates
- Click the 'apply' button to submit your application.
- Attach the following:
- An updated resume of no more than five (5) pages which clearly details your skills and experience as relevant to the position.
- A cover letter of no more than two (2) pages introducing yourself and explaining how you meet the capabilities and key knowledge and experience of the role.
The Recruitment Process – Key Dates- Applications Close: 31 August 2025
- Interview: 8 September 2025 to 21 September 2025
- Pre-Employment Checks: 22 September 2025 to 12 October 2025
- Offers of Appointment: 13 October 2025 to 26 October 2025
- Training Dates: Online – 12-13 November 2025 & Face to Face (Sydney) 26-27 November 2025
About
For more information about the role or if you have specific questions about the role, please contact the below for the area you are applying for:- Tweed heads – Jodie Scott Jodie.scott@dcj.nsw.gov.au 0429 991 720
- Armidale – Bruce Dennison Bruce.Dennison@dcj.nsw.gov.au 0429 300 335
- Glen Innes – Rachelle Lee rachelle.lee@dcj.nsw.gov.au 0429 981 183
- Moree - Bernadette Terry Bernadette.terry@dcj.nsw.gov.au 0411 160 762
- Broken Hill, Bourke, & Walgett - Derek Gibbs derek.gibbs@dcj.nsw.gov.au 0459 872 585
- Riverina Murray - Kerryn Weeden - kerryn.weeden@dcj.nsw.gov.au 0411 044 938
- Blacktown – Victor Araujo victor.araujo@dcj.nsw.gov.au 0411 402 927
- Campbelltown – Louise Andrews louise.andrews@dcj.nsw.gov.au 0459 864 020
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.
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
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