Project Officer
Location - Parramatta
Employment type – Temporary full-time role for 12 months
Salary - $113,574.00 pa - $125,720.00 pa, plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Your role
The Restrictive Practices Team is responsible for the regulation of the authorisation of restrictive practices (such as seclusion, or chemical, mechanical, physical or environmental restraint) by NDIS service providers and Behaviour Support Practitioners in NSW.
What you’ll do
The primary purpose of this Project Officer is to perform project management and support related activities to contribute to the development and delivery of a range of projects in line with established objectives. This role is integral in managing and implementing a range of projects in line with the directorate’s ’responsibilities, which help to improve DCJ service delivery and operations, and contribute to promoting better outcomes for individuals, families, groups and communities across NSW.
This is a great opportunity to work in a dynamic team and in an environment that is supportive, interesting and enjoyable.
The Central Restrictive Practices Team is a team of 9 people; The work will require the role to provide pro-active support and establish productive collaborative partnerships with key stakeholders such as NDIS service providers.
Your skills, knowledge and desire to provide values led advice and support – promoting human rights, placing people with disability at the centre and focusing on safeguarding and wellbeing, will support the Central Restrictive Practices Team achieve its outcome-based objectives.
What we’re looking for
The ideal candidate is someone that can:
- Utilise your effective communication skills with internal and external stakeholders to build collaborative relationships and promote change in the sector that directly contributes to the reduction and elimination of restrictive practices and better outcomes for individuals
- Support capacity building in restrictive practice authorisation through assisting NDIS service providers to understand the authorisation requirements in accordance with NSW Government restrictive practice authorisation legislation and policy and access and utilisation of the NSW RPA System
- Provide advice to the Manager on key issues impacting on the provision of support, key risk issues and the identification of opportunities for improvement
- Monitor and responding to incoming enquires and support requests
- Prepare resources, reports and correspondence
- Establish administrative processes to support the restrictive practices authorisation function.
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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.
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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 an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
Targeted Question 1
The Project Officer is required to demonstrate sound analytical and project management skills to support systemic improvement in restrictive practice authorisation in a complex and changing environment. Please provide an example of when you implemented a plan or project in response to an identified improvement area that contributed to better outcomes.
Targeted Question 2
The Project Officer is required to demonstrate high level communication and negotiation skills. Please provide an example of how you have you used your high level communication and negotiation skills to consult and work with internal and external stakeholders.
Applications close Thursday, 4 September 2025 at 11:59 pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Jackie Grozdanovski on 0427 430 561 or at [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 call Anjy Fayad on 02 9765 3042 or via [email protected]
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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.
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