Indigenous Service Support Officer

The role of the Indigenous Service Support Officer is to assist Youth Justice Service Centre staff to provide support and intervention services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people subject to youth justice intervention. Targeted Vacancy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identified vacancy. Requirements Accept your written assertion that you are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. Obtain from you, as part of your application, documentary evidence attesting to your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent. Full details and a Statutory Declaration are available in the Commission Chief Executive Guideline 2/13: Evidence of Attribute - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Identified Roles. Applicants must also nominate (or provide written reference from) an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander person who can attest to their knowledge, skills, or experience to demonstrate cultural capabilities as required. This person may be a community member, supervisor, or work colleague. As Indigenous Service Support Officer, You Will Specifically Demonstrate cultural capability and/or a commitment to developing cultural capability to ensure an inclusive culture that aligns with the Human Rights Act 2019 and supports departmental programs and community partnerships aimed at preserving cultural connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Assist and support youth justice staff and relevant community stakeholders in culturally appropriate assessment, case planning and interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and their families in accordance with relevant legislative provisions, statutory delegations, departmental policies, procedures, and contemporary best practice. Implement culturally appropriate individualised case plans through designing and implementing intervention strategies, negotiating with service providers, and linking clients to the services/supports they require (including formal and informal services, government, and non-government agencies). Consult and effectively work with relevant stakeholders including families, elders, other key community members, community agencies and government departments to enhance the capacity of these stakeholders to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and their families subject to youth justice interventions and their families. Undertake a range of record and information management tasks including maintenance of case notes and records, preparation of reports and performance reporting. Participate productively and collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team involving a range of internal and external stakeholders and service providers to achieve quality casework outcomes. Interested in applying? To enable us to assess your suitability, your applications should include: Tell Us About Your Skills Your current resume detailing your previous work or voluntary experience including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your conduct and performance over the past 2 years, or an appropriate period, and one referee needs to be a current line supervisor. We will use your resume to assess how well you meet ‘What are we looking for' statements. Tell Us About You Provide a short statement (of no more than two pages) telling us why you are interested in this role and outlining what your motivation is to join us. This should also summarise your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies/capabilities and duties/responsibilities. Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants may wish to include work samples, videos, stories and experiences within community as part of their application. This can be provided directly to the Panel Chair. If you experience any technical difficulties or if you are unable to submit your application online, please contact , between 9 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday. All calls relating to the status of your application once the job has closed should be directed to the contact officer on the role description. Applications will remain current for 12 months. Occupational group : Community Care #J-18808-Ljbffr