Administration Officer, Clerk Grade 3/4, Sydney Drug Court, Strategic Operations

Department of Communities and Justice

Administration Officer, Clerk Grade 3/4, Sydney Drug Court, Strategic Operations, Community Corrections

Location:Sydney Drug Court, Darlinghurst

Position Type: Ongoing
Salary: Clerk Grade 3/4, $79,032pa - $86,539pa plus employers contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

This is a fantastic opportunity designed for an experienced Administration Officer to expand their involvement and skills to a broad range of stakeholders both externally and internally while providing support to the Sydney Drug Court Team.

The Drug Court team are highly motivated to support participants in changing their behaviours via a multidisciplinary intensive supervision model, to sustain long term improvements for the participants, their families, and the community.

As part of the team, you are vital to the success of the wider team. If you enjoy working in a dynamic and tightly connected team who rely on each other to succeed and has strong customer service skills, this position is ideal for you.

The values of Service Trust Accountability Integrity and Respect are embedded in all that Community Corrections does. This role especially requires the applicant to provide a service to our community and the staff and clients of our agency. Being enthusiastic, non-judgmental and friendly are important aspects to achieving the requirements of the role.

Join us Now. Become an Administration Officer to support the community!

What you'll do

To be successful for this role, you will always display integrity, and be a true team player with excellent communication and organisational skills. You will always maintain confidentiality whilst utilising your proven experience to meet the demands of this role effectively. Resilience, initiative, high attention to detail and accuracy along with the ability to work under pressure are the key attributes to succeed in this fast-paced role. If you enjoy supporting team members and liaising across multiple stakeholders then this work will interest you!

What we're looking for

Applicants should have previous administration experience and be able demonstrate a high level of computer skills including Microsoft Office suite as well as competency in applications such as record management systems. The ability to lead a team and grow in the role will be important in terms of understanding the role.

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Aboriginal candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

As an Aboriginal applicant, you are actively increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation across our organisation, and building a culturally capable workforce, so we are better equipped to address the challenges of reducing over-representation of Aboriginal people within our service systems.

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage, and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply - you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

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!

For more information about Community Corrections please refer:

https://correctiveservices.dcj.nsw.gov.au/csnsw-home/community-corrections.html

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Are you ready to join us?

Click apply to complete the application form.

1. Attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and an up-to-date résumé (maximum 3 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements and capabilities of this role as specified in the role description.

To strengthen your application we recommend you review specifically the Capability Application Tool to give you examples of interview questions and to understand how we recruit and measure your capability for the role.

Applications close 7 April 2024 at 11:59pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager, Jenna Embleton, Drug Court, Strategic Operations, Community Corrections, phone 0473 673 219 or email jenna.embleton@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 , please call Karen Honnery Phone - 8688 2811 or email Karen.Honnery@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 will be created for future ongoing, temporary and part-time roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.