Case Worker Miranda Project Aboriginal Identified role – Penrith

NACCHO; Penrith; Hybrid; AUD 89,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous salary packaging

Additional leave over the Christmas‑/H

Job summary

Community Restorative Centre in NSW is seeking a dedicated First Nations Case Worker for the Miranda Project. Aboriginal Identified, based in Penrith, full-time 38 hours per week, contract until 30 June 2029. Provide holistic trauma-informed case management for women and non-binary clients with complex needs leaving correctional settings.

Join a supportive, values‑driven team offering cultural supervision and leave benefits, with a focus on breaking cycles of disadvantage and imprisonment.

Qualifications

• Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
• Identify as female.
• Experience and skills in trauma-informed care.
• Knowledge and experience of working with women with complex and compounding needs such as homelessness, involvement with the criminal justice system, alcohol and other drug use, mental health and trauma.
• A current NSW Driver Licence.
• A current NSW Working with Children Check and Criminal Record Check.
• Demonstrated cultural competency with Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander and CALD communities.
• Knowledge of child development and current child protection issues and legislation.
• Unrestricted right to work in Australia.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic case management for women and non-binary clients with complex needs.
• Support those leaving NSW Correctional Centres or seeking bail or community-based sentences.
• Work in outreach with trauma-informed care and with a supportive team.

Job description

Community Restorative Centre

• Location: NSW
• Salary: $99,293 gross per annum + super + generous salary packaging
• Contact phone: [phone]

Full time

• Aboriginal Identified role
• Based in Penrith
• Full-time 38 hours per week
• Contract until 30 June 2029
• SCHADS AwardLevel 4 paypoint 4
• Additional leave over the Christmas period

Are you a dedicated, passionate First Nations case worker with experience in providing holistic trauma and violence informed care on an outreach basis?
Want to make a real difference by supporting people who identify as female and non-binary impacted by the criminal justice system?
We’d love to hear from you!

As a Case Worker on our Miranda Project, you’ll be at the heart of a high-impact team. Supported by your team leader and teammates, you’ll use holistic case management to provide specialist case management support for people who identify as female or non-binary with complex needs who are leaving NSW Correctional Centres, seeking bail or community-based sentences as an alternative to custodial sentences.

Why work for us?

• CRC is recognised by Diversity Council Australia as an Inclusive Employer 2025-2026
• Support programs that aim to break entrenched cycles of disadvantage, homelessness and imprisonment
• Be part of a community-based agency that has been delivering effective services in our field for over 70 years
• Join a dedicated, energetic team with a culture of trust, integrity and respect
• Be part of a flexible and supportive workplace including benefits such as wellbeing leave
• Access the support of cultural supervision for First Nations staff

To join us, you’ll need:

• To identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
• To identify as female
• Experience and skills in the provision of trauma-informed care
• Knowledge and experience of working with women with complex and compounding needs such as homelessness, criminal justice system involvement, alcohol and other drug use, mental health and experiences of trauma
• A current NSW Driver Licence
• A current NSW Working with Children Check and Criminal Record Check (please note, a criminal record is not a barrier to being considered for a role with CRC)
• Demonstrated cultural competency and knowledge of issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD communities
• Knowledge and skills relating to child development, current child protection issues and legislation.
• The unrestricted right to work in Australia

Why we’re requesting police checks for this role
We request these checks as they are a requirement of the funding contract covering this position. Additionally, anyone entering a correctional centre must undertake a criminal records check to gain authority to enter.Please note, however, that having a criminal record is not a barrier to being considered for a role with CRC.

Undertaking police checks – trans and gender diverse applicants
If you are a trans and/or gender diverse person and would like guidance on the information that will be asked during police checks, check out the ‘Police’ page on TransHub https://www.transhub.org.au/legal/police/

CRC considers being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational qualification as specified under section 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

CRC considers being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position as specified under section 31h of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).