Aboriginal Principal Shared Decision-Making Officer

• Temporary, Full-Time up to 30 June 2028. 

• Location: This role is based in Parramatta and offers hybrid working  arrangements in line with Departmental policy, with approximately  50% of workdays expected to be onsite. 

• Clerk Grade 11/12 Salary ($149,739 - $173,174 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 Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is the lead agency in the  Communities and Justice Portfolio. Communities and Justice aims to achieve a  safe, just, and inclusive New South Wales (NSW) by operating an effective legal  system; increasing access to social and affordable housing; protecting children  and families; addressing domestic and family violence; promoting public safety;  reducing reoffending; and supporting community harmony and social cohesion. This is a newly created role under the NSW government’s commitments to Closing  the Gap Priority Reform 4 – Shared Access to Data and Information at a Regional level.  Shared access to location specific data will support the other three Priority  reforms under the Closing the Gap initiative. Specifically, assisting Aboriginal  stakeholders to formally partner with government (Priority Reform 1), driving  development of local community-controlled solutions for local issues (Priority  Reform 2), and transforming mainstream services to be more culturally responsive  to meeting their obligations under Closing the Gap (Priority Reform 3).  Shared decision-making is a vital component of PR4. Shared decision-making  fosters a strengths-based approach to shaping and using government-held data,  enabling more informed decisions and better outcomes for Aboriginal peoples. It is  grounded in deep listening, two-way learning, and the rebuilding of trust between  communities and government.  

Got a question? 

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact  A/Director Fay Timmings on 0499 058 552 or via [email protected]  until 19 June) or Director Peter Reily on 0407 299 293 or at [email protected]  (from 22 June) 

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 Lisa Smith on 0456 199 105 or via [email protected]  

Applications close Sunday 28 June 2026 at 11:59 pm AEST. 

To apply: visit jobs.dcj.nsw.gov.au and quote job reference number: 83727