Pursuant to Section 56(2) and 65 of the Equal Chance Act 1984 only people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent may apply for this role.

About the Office of the Guardian for Children and Young People

The Office of the Guardian for Children and Young People (OGCYP) is an independent body that promotes and advocates for the rights and best interests of children and young people who are:

- Under the guardianship of the Chief Executive of the Department for Child Protection; and/or

- Sentenced or remanded to detention in the Adelaide Youth Training Centre (AYTC).

We provide advocacy on individual and systemic issues, as well as monitoring safety and wellbeing for children and young people in care or detention.

In everything we do, we are committed to ensuring the voices of children and young people are heard, and their rights are upheld.

The OGCYP provides support for the Guardian for Children and Young People, who is an independent statutory officer appointed under the Children and Young People (Oversight and Advocacy Bodies Act. The Guardian also holds the roles of Training Centre Visitor, Child and Young Person's Visitor and Youth Treatment Orders Visitor.

More information about each of these roles and the work of the OGCYP is available on the Guardian's website at www.gcyp.sa.gov.au.

About the role

The Advocate is a role within the OGCYP and is accountable to a Principal Advocate for:

- Contributing to meeting the statutory functions of the Guardian, with a key focus on engaging with children and young people in care and/or youth detention, assessing matters and advocating on their behalf

- Providing a specialist advocacy service on behalf of individual children to resolve serious issues

- Respond to queries from children and young people within the Guardian's broader mandate and undertaking individual and systemic advocacy, when required





- Maintaining accurate and up-to-date case notes and records

- Contributing to reporting and monitoring requirements in the office

- Working with other staff on projects and policy work that address systemic issues.

Qualifications
Essential: Nil
Desirable: An appropriate degree or relevant tertiary qualification.

Special conditions

- The successful applicant is required to gain a Department for Human Services child-related employment screening (Working with Children Check) prior to being employed, which is required to be renewed every five years before expiry.

- The incumbent will be required to undertake the Safe Environments for Children and Young People `Through their eyes' training course and update as necessary.

- A flexible approach to the taking of leave is required.

- Out of hours work may be required.

- Inter and Intra-state travel will be required.

- A current driver's licence and the willingness to drive is a requirement.

- The incumbent will be required to achieve mutually agreed performance targets.

Enquiries

Enquiries can be directed to Nadia Baldassi-Winderlich, Principal Advocate, via tel: (08) 8429 38***or email: ****@sa.gov.au

Further information

This is a full-time contract role (1.0 FTE), initial 12-month term contract.

For further information and details on how to apply for this vacancy, please go to iworkfor.sa.gov.au and search for vacancy number 863549. Applications are to be made through the IWorkForSA website.

Applicants are required to submit a CV, the Application Cover Sheet, Employment Declaration, and a cover letter of no more than two pages addressing the key competencies in the attached position description.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

People who have a disability are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications close at 11.30 pm on 22 November 2026.

📌 Advocate (Aboriginal Identified Position) (Adelaide)
🏢 Office of the Guardian for Children and Young People
📍 Adelaide