Principal Practitioner - Bimberi Youth Justice Centre | Full-time Permanent

Closes: 07 May 2025

Classification: Health Professional Level 5
Salary: $145,253 - $162,877 plus superannuation
Position No: 33996
Directorate: Community Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 23 April 2025
Contact Officer: Alison Grace on ************@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 9***

Details: We are looking for a highly motivated individual to lead therapeutic and trauma-informed practices at Bimberi Youth Justice Centre. The ideal candidate will have experience working with young people with complex needs and their families, and a proven ability to engage effectively with First Nations and culturally diverse communities using culturally sensitive approaches. Strong leadership, advocacy, and communication skills are essential.

Key responsibilities include providing advice and input to services at Bimberi to ensure they are therapeutically focused and trauma-informed, reviewing and evaluating Bimberi’s Behaviour Management Framework, and supporting staff through leadership, training and mentoring. The successful candidate will also collaborate with government, and non-government agencies to improve outcomes for clients within a statutory framework.

Bimberi Youth Justice Centre (Bimberi) is a human rights compliant youth detention facility. The Centre provides safe and secure accommodation for young people between the ages of 12 and 21 years, who are remanded in custody or sentenced by the ACT Children's or Supreme Courts.
This position involves direct supervision of staff and is based at Bimberi.

Community Services Directorate (CSD) is an inclusive employer where all people are respected and valued for their contribution. We strongly encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, People with Disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

Essential experience and requirements:

• Tertiary qualifications (or equivalent) in human services, allied health, or a related discipline.
• At least 5 years’ experience working in human services fields.
• This position does require a Working with Vulnerable People Check.

Highly desirable qualifications and experience:
* A driver’s license is desirable.
* This position does require a First Aid Certificate, or ability to undertake training.

Note: This advertisement is an expected vacancy. An order of merit will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months. As this role is likely to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and young people, cultural awareness, and capacity to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people is highly desirable.

Additional Contact Officer: Kim Lewthwaite, phone: 6207 8801, email: **************@act.gov.au.

How to Apply: Your application should be no more than three pages outlining your strengths against the Selection Criteria, details of two referees and a current curriculum vitae.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now Button below.

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