First Nations Witness Assistance Service Team Manager

NSW Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Prosecution Officer (Administrative) Level 6

$161,699. Package includes salary ($129,464-142,665 p.a.), employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.

Ongoing role

About Us

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) is the independent prosecuting authority of New South Wales (NSW) and is responsible for the prosecution of all serious offences committed against the laws of the State on behalf of the people of NSW. Our vision is to be a dynamic prosecution service recognised for its excellence and leadership.

About the Role

The Witness Assistance Service (WAS) is a specialist unit within the ODPP which works as part of the prosecution team to assist and support victims of crime and vulnerable witnesses through the criminal justice process to ensure the delivery of an effective and efficient prosecution service.

The First Nations WAS Team Manager plays an important role in the oversight and provision of specialist services to First Nations witnesses and victims of crime and their families who are involved in serious matters prosecuted by the ODPP. The WAS Team Manager works collaboratively with the WAS Manager, other WAS Officers and legal staff to ensure that they and their teams deliver a quality service that is culturally appropriate. The First Nations WAS Team Manager is responsible for the professional case management supervision and support of a team of First Nations Witness Assistance Officers in locations across the State to ensure that staff performance is managed, and service delivery is maintained to a high standard.

This role also works to enhance access to WAS services and engage with local First Nations communities and service providers and represent the ODPP interests at various stakeholder forums regarding the needs of First Nations victims and their families and vulnerable witnesses.

About you (Essential Requirements)

• This is a child-related position. Applicants must provide a valid Working With Children Check number or an Application number. A current Working with Children Check (WWCC) Clearance is required as a condition of employment. Please visit the Children Guardian's website for more information: Working with Children Check | Office of the Children's Guardian )

• Degree Qualifications in Social Work

• You are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person

• Competitive candidates will have experience in counselling or case management in trauma-related areas such as child sexual assault, adult sexual assault, domestic violence, and / or grief and loss

• This position also requires the successful applicant to have a current driver's license and requires travel to regional areas across NSW.

How to Apply

Applicants should read the Role Description and address the key accountabilities and focus capabilities when preparing their resume and cover letter. Applicants must submit a cover letter [maximum two pages] and resume [maximum 3 pages] that highlights their claim for the role and demonstrates their suitability by addressing the following two targeted questions.

Q1. Describe your experience in providing case management and/or counselling services to people who have been affected by trauma in one or more areas of child sexual assault, adult sexual assault, domestic violence and/or grief and loss.

Q2. Outline your experience in leading, mentoring, supporting and providing professional clinical supervision to junior colleagues. OR If you were successful in the role, what strategies would you use to ensure you continually develop the capabilities of your team members whilst faced with a changing environment? If you had an under-performing team member, how would you go about managing them in this environment?

Applicants must also include the contact details of two relevant Referees (who can speak from a supervisory perspective, with one being the current manager).

As part of the ODPP's targeted and identified recruitment initiative, First Nations applicants will be required to provide a certificate of Aboriginality or a letter of support from an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation from your community or community of which you live.

N.B. Applicants must give consent to a Criminal History Record check.

Applicants must apply via , reference number 1393.

Closing date: Wednesday 8 October :59pm)

A talent pool will be created to fill vacancies which may arise over the next 18 months.

Further Information

• Learn more about the ODPP here: About us | ODPP ) |Code of Conduct
• To learn more about First Nations People and the ODPP: First Nations People and the ODPP | ODPP ).
• Learn about our commitment to having a diverse and inclusive workplace: A diverse workplace | ODPP )
• Benefits of working with the ODPP: Benefits We Offer | ODPP )

As a First Nations staff member, you will also have access:

• to one-on-one cultural supervision provided by a First Nations counselling service.
• The choice to join five affinity groups: First Nations, Disability and Neurodiversity, People of Diverse Genders and Sexualities, Women, and Cultural and Linguistic Diversity. These groups foster inclusion by providing a network for social connection, support, advocacy, and a platform to share lived experiences and stories.
• First Nations networks and other development and support opportunities.

Enquiries: Jane Wolf – Witness Assistance Service Director

For general enquiries or if you require any reasonable adjustments to be made to support you during the recruitment process please email If you experience technical difficulties when submitting your application, please email and someone will respond to you during business hours.

First Nations persons thinking about applying, can also contact the ODPP's First Nations Project Officer, for a confidential discussion by emailing:

The ODPP values diversity and supports all staff to reach their full potential. The Office welcomes applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people identifying with diverse genders and sexualities, people with disability and other diversity groups. If you have individual requirements that need to be accommodated in order to participate in the selection process, please indicate this in your application.