Aboriginal Assistant Manager - Acmena Youth Justice Centre, Youth Justice

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Grafton; On-site; AUD 126,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

The Aboriginal Assistant Manager at Acmena Youth Justice Centre in Grafton is responsible for day-to-day delivery of client services for young people sentenced or on remand, ensuring a safe and secure therapeutic setting in accordance with relevant legislation.

The role leads a multidisciplinary team, overseeing rostering, performance and training, and manages centre programs across counselling, education and health to meet individual case plans and ensure quality outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Communicating respectfully with Aboriginal communities in a culturally sensitive way.
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team, overseeing rostering, performance and training, and manages centre programs across counselling, WHS and education to meet individual case plans and ensure quality outcomes.
• Manage client service delivery, ensuring effective psychological, counselling, health, education and support programs aligned with individual case plans.
• Coordinate and evaluate centre and community-based programs for young people with complex needs, ensuring quality outcomes and funding compliance.
• Oversee the preparation of key reports, briefings, reviews and submissions, ensuring accurate and timely documentation.
• Lead case planning processes, supporting staff to develop, implement and review individual.

Job description

Aboriginal Assistant Manager - Acmena Youth Justice Centre, Youth Justice

NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Grafton NSW

• Level 6 Salary ($125,500 - $137,098 pa), 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 Aboriginal Assistant Manager, Centre is responsible for managing the delivery of client services of the youth justice centre on a day-to-day basis to ensure the needs of young people sentenced, or on remand, are met within a safe and secure therapeutic setting in accordance with relevant legislation.

The role manages a team of staff to deliver centre programs across client services, counselling, WHS, building environment, response equipment and operational security and ensures compliance with policy, procedure and relevant legislation.

This role is committed to building a workforce that better reflects the perspectives of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities we serve.

What you'll do

As the Aboriginal Assistant Manager at Acmena Youth Justice Centre you will:

• Communicating respectfully with Aboriginal communities in a culturally sensitive way (Yindyamarra - with respect)
• Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team, overseeing rostering, performance, training and daily operations to deliver high-quality centre programs and services.
• Manage client service delivery, ensuring effective psychological, counselling, health, education and support programs aligned with individual case plans.
• Coordinate and evaluate centre and community-based programs for young people with complex needs, ensuring quality outcomes and funding compliance.
• Oversee the preparation of key reports, briefings, reviews and submissions, ensuring accurate and timely documentation.
• Lead case planning processes, supporting staff to develop, implement and review individual