Aboriginal Family Engagement Manager, Coroners

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Court Services Victoria Full time

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time / 29 May 23 - 28 May 24

Organisation: Court Services Victoria

**Salary**: $129,379 - $151,259

Occupation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services

Reference: VG/CS041D
- Support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families as they navigate the coronial process.
- Be part of a supportive, professional, and multi-disciplinary team.
- Flexible work options between the office and home (hybrid).

**About the role**:
The Aboriginal Family Engagement Manager reports to the Court's Principal Registrar.

The purpose of the role is to improve the court experience for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, friends and community as they navigate the coronial death investigation process. It does this by supporting families, providing expert advice to coroners to ensure a culturally responsive approach to their investigations and by partnering with others to strengthen prevention opportunities and drive positive change within communities.

The Aboriginal Family Engagement Manager is responsible for:

- Leading the Aboriginal Engagement team to strengthen collaborative ways of working, guide professional development, and support the wellbeing of team members.
- Coordinating and delivering culturally safe, responsive and needs-based bereavement support and information on the coronial process to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
- Developing, monitoring, and evaluating case management practices to ensure consistency, appropriate case allocation, compliance, responsiveness, and the identification of practice improvements.
- Promoting cultural competency across the Coroners Court through awareness and advice to create a workplace that embraces diversity and supports inclusion through mutual respect, shared understanding and experiences.
- Fostering supportive and collaborative partnerships across a wide range of stakeholder groups.

**About you**:
You will also possess:

- Specialist knowledge and understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it.
- A sound understanding of the principles of cultural safety and demonstrated ability to effect culturally safe practice.
- The ability to translate complex information to provide written reports and recommendations that are highly influential in decision making.
- The ability to effectively collaborate, partner and support a wide range of stakeholder groups.

**How to apply**
- Resume.
- A cover letter (not exceeding two pages) demonstrating attributes and experience relevant to the role (see the Key Selection criteria in the Position Description).
- A short response to the following question (in addition to the two pages above)
- The Coroners Court is an environment that can expose staff to images, case history, testimony and behaviour that can cause stress and/or distress at times._

**Question**: What strategies would you employ to help deal with these potential stressors?

For further information on the role, please see the attached Position Description.

**Other Information**:
Court Services Victoria (CSV) is the employer of staff at all Victorian courts and tribunals, the Judicial College of Victoria, and the Judicial Commission of Victoria. CSV offers a wide range of legal and non-legal career options as well as attractive employee benefits.



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