Aboriginal Cultural Engagement Officer

Division: Northern CPPYJ
- Location: Campbelltown, NSW, AU, 2560
- Req ID: 76130

**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.
- Download the role description.

**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.

**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.

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