Aboriginal Residential Centre Assistant
Corrective Services NSW
Location – Nunyara (Matraville)
Employment type – Ongoing, Full time
Salary – $75,728-$82,329 Plus Superannuation and Annual leave loading
This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only.
Your role
Join our team and play a vital role in supporting residents within a Residential Centre. In this position, you will provide compassionate care, guidance, and practical assistance while contributing to the smooth and effective delivery of program goals.
You’ll help create a safe, supportive, and empowering environment where residents can thrive, grow, and achieve positive outcomes.
We are deeply committed to improving the wellbeing and opportunities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and we strongly encourage applications from individuals who share our passion for meaningful, culturally respectful work.
What you’ll do
In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting residents to build safer, more independent futures. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Delivering personalised support by implementing individual Case Plans and maintaining accurate records of key interactions in OIMS
- Mentoring and guiding residents to encourage positive behaviours and help them achieve program goals
- Supporting residents to develop the skills, confidence, and independence needed for life in the community
- Building respectful, pro-social relationships between residents, staff, and external stakeholders
- Connecting residents with external services, programs, and opportunities that support their growth
- Providing transport when needed to ensure residents can attend appointments, programs, and community activities
- Maintaining accurate and confidential records while working collaboratively with stakeholders to support resident outcomes
- Responding promptly and effectively to critical incidents, ensuring the safety and wellbeing of residents, staff, and the wider community
- Assisting with the day-to-day operations and upkeep of the centre
- Building strong, respectful relationships with Aboriginal communities and key partners to support meaningful and culturally appropriate outcomes
What we’re looking for
Qualifications Required
- Current driver’s license and preparedness to drive a vehicle in the course of performing the role.
- Meet requirements for Aboriginal Identified role
Experience Required
- Demonstrated experience to address the key accountabilities and focus capabilities of the role – as outlined in the role description
- Experience in record keeping database, computer literacy and administration
- Demonstrated cultural capability, which includes lived experience, knowledge and understanding of contemporary social issues affecting Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, including skills in identifying and/or responding to the diverse needs of Aboriginal people experiencing significant trauma and disadvantage.
As an Identified role, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 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.
To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.
For more information and advice on applying for roles at DCJ, visit Careers for Aboriginal people https://www.dcj.nsw.gov.au/about-us/careers-at-dcj/pathways/careers-for-aboriginal-people.html
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.
Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
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, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).
Applications close 26 June 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 Alissa Beddy on
[email protected]
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 contact Aeron Santos on
[email protected]
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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