Department of Human Services
Job reference:
******
Location:
**** - ADELAIDE
Job status:
Long Term Contract
Eligibility:
Open to Everyone
Role Highlights
Make a meaningfulimpact through strategic and expert communicationsapproaches
Positively impactingAboriginal children and family lives
Partner acrossgovernment, NGOs, Aboriginal organisations and researchsectors to drive system-wide outcomes
Here at the Department of Human Services (DHS), we strive todeliver modern programs, services and policy that strengthencommunities and enable South Australians to actively participate incommunity life.
With people at the heart of what we do and acommitment to child safety, ageing well and supporting people withdisability, we work to increase inclusion, independence anddecision-making, and help our communities when it matters most.
About the Business
Our Community and Aboriginal Partnerships Division helps to buildcommunity safety and wellbeing by providing support and services tochildren, young people and families, including those involved withthe youth justice system, remote Aboriginal communities, and peoplewho are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
The division alsosupports DHS's Closing the Gap commitments.
Role Details
Providing cultural authority and senior leadership to establishformal Aboriginal governance, accountability and partnershipmechanisms across homelessness system reform and stewardship.
Ensuring Aboriginal people, communities and community-controlledorganisations have meaningful influence over decisions affectingAboriginal homelessness outcomes, without shifting government'saccountability onto community.
Advancing Aboriginal self-determination by embedding culturallysafe, strengths-based and community-led approaches across strategy,commissioning,



service access, access, practice, workforce reform,data sovereignty, evaluation and continuous improvement.
Special Conditions
Only people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent may apply (pursuant to Section 56(2) of the EqualOpportunity Act ****).
Aboriginal Employment Register check conducted.
National Police Check required.
Some out of hours work may be required.
Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.
Role Status:
Term up to 30-Jun-****
Salary Range:
$144,421 p/a (SSSM01)
Location:
Adelaide
Enquiries:
DrLauren Moulds, ************ Email: ******
DHS is committed to making our services and workplaces secure andinclusive for all people and ensuring the full diversity of thecommunities we serve are represented in our workforce, includingAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people withdisability and/or neurodivergence, young people, older people,culturally and linguistically diverse people, LGBTIQA+ and genderdiverse people.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide apositive, barrier-free recruitment process.
If you require assistance with this process, please contact us ****** and a member of the team will get back toyou.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged toapply.
We also celebrate the many strengths and skills people withdisability and/or neurodivergent people bring to our workplace andacknowledge our role in ensuring a supportive work environment forpeople with disability and/or neurodivergent people to thrivein.
Flexibility Statement
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.
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📌 Manager, Aboriginal Cultural Governance (Adelaide)
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