Assistant Aboriginal Project Officer

Assistant Aboriginal Project Officer

Strategy Policy and Commissioning

Temporary full-time up to 30 June 2027

Location: Parramatta

Clerk Grade 5/6 Salary ($102,936- $113,579pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

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

Your role

The Assistant Aboriginal Project Officer undertakes a range of project and program delivery tasks including, reporting, administrative activities and scheduling to support the delivery of Leaving Footprints.

What you’ll do

• Provide project and operational support, including monitoring and reporting on project plans, milestones and deliverables, to ensure time, cost and quality indicators are in line with approved project plans.
• Co-facilitate the delivery of Leaving Footprints, ensuring sessions are delivered safely, respectfully and in line with program guidelines and cultural considerations.
• Assist the project team to complete tasks and implement project plans to ensure agreed outcomes are achieved.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the current evidence base, research and best practice approaches to reducing men’s use of violence, and apply these insights to inform program, service delivery and continuous improvement.
• Assist the Project Officer to complete tasks and implement plans to ensure agreed outcomes are achieved in accordance with the Leaving Footprints program guidelines.
• Communicate with relevant ASU managers to provide updates regarding project status and implementation issues
• Provide a range of administrative services, including coordinating training sessions and preparing papers, to support the delivery of Leaving Footprints.
• Communicate with the program team, relevant stakeholders, and Aboriginal Community Controlled organisations about the Leaving Footprints Program.

What we’re looking for

• This is an identified position and only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons (see notes below for further information).

• A current NSW driver’s licence (unrestricted) and willingness to travel is required.

As an Identified role, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons, Australia’s First Nations people.

 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.

Download the role description.

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.

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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 two targeted questions below:

• Question 1

Leaving Footprints is a culturally informed program for Aboriginal men who have used family violence. Describe a time when you worked with people with complex needs or challenging behaviours. How did you communicate respectfully, maintain professional boundaries, adapt your approach to meet individual needs, and contribute to achieving positive outcomes while working collaboratively with others?

• Question 2

Describe a time when you supported the delivery of a project, program or service that required you to coordinate activities, maintain accurate records, collect and report data, and manage competing priorities. How did you ensure your work was accurate, completed within required timeframes, and aligned with organisational policies or program requirements? What did you do if you identified a risk, issue or change to the original plan?

Applications close Wednesday 5th August 2026 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 Maree Jennings on 0456 857 063 or at maree.jennings@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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 Olivia Alipalo on 0477 323 408 or via olivia.alipalo@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website (for all roles except Aboriginal Identified).

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