Aboriginal Casework Manager

Division: Southern HDDSEM- Location: ShellHarbour, NSW, AU, 2529 Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500- Req ID: 60201**Temporary Aboriginal Casework Manager**
**Grade 9**
**Temporary role for 6 months with the possibility of extension**
**Illawarra Shoalhaven and Southern NSW Districts**
- This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only._

**About the Opportunity**

In this challenging yet rewarding role, you will lead and supervise a team of Aboriginal caseworkers and work in collaboration with stakeholders to improve family functioning by providing services to vulnerable children, young people, and families.

**Your Role**

You will manage, mentor and support these caseworkers in varied and possibly challenging circumstances. With your team you will improve outcomes for vulnerable Aboriginal children and their families, so we need your knowledge & experience to do this.

You will have the opportunity to:

- provide an Aboriginal perspective and advocate on behalf of Aboriginal people in the local communities.
- improve services to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children, young people, and families with a particular focus on preservation and restoration.
- build strong relationships with partner agencies both within the sector as well as other government agencies to support and strengthen families and cultural connections.
- use your cultural knowledge to help inform and shape service delivery;
improve outcomes for vulnerable Aboriginal children and their families by using the SDM Restoration process and other tools to restore Aboriginal children to their families.
- empower your team to provide for the safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal children through Aboriginal consultation, family finding, genealogy, cultural planning, and other support services as required

**What we’re looking for**:

- Experience in leading and managing a team
- Demonstrated understanding of setting up new processes and systems.
- Confirmation of Aboriginality
- The ability to develop knowledge and links within the local communities
- A valid driver’s licence

**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 an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

- Drawing on your experience as a leader (as a manager or team member), please describe the different approaches and strategies you have implemented within a diverse team to create a cohesive and functioning team that achieve results.
- Knowledge from research and legislation is essential to help Casework Managers make difficult and complex decisions about the safety and development of children and families. Please describe a time where it was critical for you to refer to research and legislation in order to make a decision. What process did you go through and what was the results?

**Applications close** - Wednesday 10 May at 11:59pm

**Got a question?**

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact:
**For enquiries**: Tamara Trembath

**P**:0438 617 630

**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 our careers site.

**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.

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