• Industry leading training with ongoing career development and support
• Generous leave entitlements including flex leave
• Diverse and inclusive organisation
• Ongoing Full-Time
• Location: Redfern (moving to Parramatta late 2022)
• Clerk Grade 7/8, Salary ($99,431 - $110,064 pa) plus employers contribution to superannuation and leave loading

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Aboriginal people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants will also be considered from suitably qualified and experienced non-Aboriginal people.

Agency overview

The Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is the lead agency under the Stronger Communities Cluster. DCJ works to enable everyone's right to access justice and help for families through early intervention and inclusion, with benefits for the whole community. Stronger Communities is focussed on achieving safe, just, inclusive and resilient communities by providing services that are effective and responsive to community needs. For the first time, the creation of DCJ and Stronger Communities provides an opportunity to focus on prevention and early intervention across both the social welfare and justice systems.

Aboriginal Strategy – Housing, Homelessness and Disability (ASHHD) is the central consultation and coordination point for Aboriginal Housing, Homelessness and Disability policy and strategy in DCJ. We are a small team that leverage our position in the Aboriginal Strategy, Coordination and Evaluation (ASCE) Unit of the Partnerships directorate, and our close working relationship with the Housing, Homelessness and Disability (HHD) directorate; to provide and facilitate Aboriginal client and cultural perspectives on housing, homelessness and disability strategy, programs and policy.

About the role

• You will also support the secretariat functions for the Aboriginal Outcomes Housing, Homelessness and Disability Work Group (WG) and/or the Ngarra (Housing and Homelessness Aboriginal Staff Network). The WG is a bimonthly meeting of Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Peak NGOs, that meet with housing and homelessness directors across policy, strategy and for partnership oriented consultation.
• In this position you will contribute to annual contracting, tendering and engagement activities. You will consult, link and liaise with external stakeholders, and staff from across DCJ central the districts. You will routinely contribute to ASHHD feedback and consultation on policy, program and strategy development lead by other DCJ and external agency teams. You will have the opportunity to draft policy documents and responses to queries.

Desirable Experience

• Ideally, you have experience working either with Aboriginal Peoples and communities or working for better outcomes for our Mobs, in a policy, strategy or commissioning setting.
• You are comfortable providing feedback and analysing policy and program documents and are confident with business writing. Transferable skills based on broader experience will be considered.
• Aboriginality is considered desirable for this position. Typically all or the majority of the work of an Aboriginal Targeted role will involve the development and or delivery of policy, programs and services which impact on Aboriginal people and or involve liaising directly with Aboriginal people and communities

Essential requirements of the role

“It is an essential requirement of the role that successful applicants will have had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by 1 December 2021 and their second dose by 17 January 2022”

About you

• The position is officially based in Redfern, but we are a decentralised team. Applicants from across the state are welcome, but a stable internet connection is a must.
• Ideally you are comfortable engaging Aboriginal community members, NGO and departmental staff alike. You are comfortable in your Aboriginal cultural capability.
• You can work under pressure and are equally comfortable writing briefing notes, drafting policy documents or a contract.

Applying for the role

Click "Apply Now". When applying you will need to:

1. Submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role
2. Attach an up-to-date resume (maximum of 5 pages)

For role enquiries please contact Andreas Vorst-Parkes on 02 8753 8935 details at [email protected] using the subject line: Program Officer - Aboriginal Strategy - Housing, Homelessness and Disability enquiry via EthicalJobs.

If you experience technical difficulties when submitting your application, please contact our team on (02) 9765 3042.

Appointments are subject to reference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:

• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
• Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

IMPORTANT

To ensure recruitment at the Department of Communities and Justice continues without interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, some interviews and assessments may be performed using alternative methods.

This may include video interviewing, telephone interviewing and online assessments. If you are successful following review of your application, you may need to perform assessments and/or interviews via online platforms using a PC, laptop or smart phone. By doing so, we will be adhering to the strict social distancing advice currently in place.

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. 

If you require an adjustment within the recruitment process, please contact (02) 9765 3042 or via email at [email protected] and advise us of your preferred method of communication.

If you are looking for more information about workplace adjustments at DCJ, please visit our Careers site. 

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. 

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

A position description is attached.