Aboriginal Service Support Specialist

Department: Homes NSW

Location:
Nowra, NSW, AU, 2541

Custom Field 4: 78250

Aboriginal Service Support Specialist

• Location - Nowra
• Full time temporary opportunity for up to 6 months (35 hours per week)
• Salary from $113,574 to $125720 pa. + super and annual leave loading
• Diverse and inclusive organisation with generous leave entitlements including flex leave and access to Fitness Passport

This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only

Your role

The purpose of this role is to provide tailored support for vulnerable Aboriginal people within established program parameters, while being responsive to individual and community needs. The Aboriginal Service Support Specialist within the Services Our Way (SOW) program works directly with clients with complex needs, local service providers and community networks to ensure a holistic response is provided.

What you'll do

Maintaining a focus on client needs and operating within an environment of program growth and development, the responsibilities of this role will include (but not limited to):

• Working within a team responsible for delivering tailored support to vulnerable Aboriginal individuals and families in targeted locations, under the direction of the Place Manager, within a trauma informed framework
• Effectively establish trust and work with vulnerable clients to identify and respond flexibly to individual and family needs within defined program guidelines and in partnership with other service providers
• Consistently evaluate individual practices to ensure alignment with program guidelines, while identifying areas for development and fostering a culture of support and continuous improvement
• Develop and maintain effective stakeholder relationships across service providers and the AHO, while actively engaging in localised networking opportunities
• Maintaining an understanding of regional issues that may impact on the program outcomes.
• Working within program guidelines while responding to the varied community and client needs and balancing competing priorities to meet client and program needs.

For more information about the role, please click here to download the role description

What we're looking for

Essential Requirements

• Current NSW Driver's Licence
• A current Working with Children Check (WWCC) is an essential requirement for this role. The role has been identified as requiring this check in line with the Child Protection (Working With Children) Act 2012

In addition to the essential requirements, the ideal candidate will have:

• An excellent understanding of Aboriginal community governance and structures as well as experience working with the Aboriginal community
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work autonomously as well as within a team
• The ability to liaise and work with a wide range of different people
• An empathetic nature but is able to make balanced decisions
• The willingness to travel within Local Government Areas covered by SOW

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.

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To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the 'Apply now' button.

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

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 requirements of the role and answer the targeted questions below:

• Please outline your experience working with people in the Aboriginal community. In your response, please elaborate on your involvement, duties and relationships formed

Applications close Wednesday 15th October 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 Trisha Wilson on

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 Stephanie Hughes on or via

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.

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