50402, several

Closes: 18 September 2025

Classification: Administrative Services Officer Class 5
Salary: $93,784 - $98,967 plus superannuation
Position No: 50402, several
Directorate: Health and Community Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 04 September 2025
Contact Officer: Eirene Apineru on Eirene.Apineru@act.gov.au or (02) 6207 3346

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Details: Bimberi Youth Justice Centre (Bimberi) is seeking experienced, committed, and suitably qualified individuals to permanently join our team as Team Leaders.

Team Leaders play an important role in leading the day-to-day operations of the Bimberi, through support and supervision of a team of youth workers and ensuring close interactions and supervision of young people, to meet their individual needs through therapeutic, trauma informed, care.

The position occupant is required to work in a team environment to maintain a safe, healthy, caring and supportive environment for young people with a strong focus on promoting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, protocols and practices.

Team Leaders play an important role in identifying and managing risk and maintaining the safety and security of Bimberi. The occupant of this position will require experience in working in a youth justice environment, the ability to supervise staff, set priorities and interpret and apply policies, procedures and regulations. Team Leaders are required to undertake shift work.

Bimberi Youth Just Centre is a human rights compliant youth detention facility, providing safe and secure accommodation for young people aged 14 to 21 years, who are remanded in custody or sentenced by the ACT Children’s or Supreme Courts.

HCSD 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:

• This role may 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 required.
• This position does require a Working with Vulnerable People card. Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra (act.gov.au)
• This position does require a First Aid Certificate.
• A driver’s license is desirable.
• Completion of Youth Worker Certificate IV and/or relevant qualification in the behavioural sciences is desirable but not required.
• Two years experience working with children and/or young people.
• Experience in a detention environment.

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.

Notes: Team Leaders will be required to work a rotating roster that will include alternating day and night shifts incorporating some weekends and public holidays.

A merit pool will be established from this selection process and may be used to fill future identical vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application, psychometric assessment, a medical/fitness assessment, interview and referee reports.

How to Apply: Please review the Position Description and submit:

• A two page ‘pitch’ responding to the Selection Criteria, that includes specific examples as evidence of your relevant skills, knowledge and behavioural capabilities.
• Your curriculum vitae including the contact details of two referees.

Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below.

Health and Community Services

Health and Community Services Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under ACT Health Directorate and Community Services Directorate.

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