LSO Aboriginal Community Support
LSO Aboriginal Community Support
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Job Description
- Temporary Full Time up to 30 June 2028
- Location Negotiable: Broken Hill Buronga
- Salary range commences at $93295 per annum super
Local Land Services (LLS) is a statewide organisation that is helping secure the future of agriculture and the environment for New South Wales programs and partnerships grow farm productivity and healthy environments and we play a vital role in helping to protect against pests diseases and environmental threats. We connect our customers with the best services advice and networks.
The Western LLS region is the largest in NSW covering approximately 314500km2 or 40 per cent of the state. It is larger than Victoria and Tasmania combined with rainfall in the region being low and drought being a major part of the climatic cycle. The mainland uses within the Western region are grazing dryland agriculture irrigated agriculture mining tourism and nature conservation.
Why Choose Us You will have the opportunity to live and work in a community that values and cares for each other. Nothing can compare to the brilliant night skies iconic landscapes and national parks and rich cultural and natural history.
Whats in it for me
Join our team and experience:
- Cultural Respect: We build strong relationships with Aboriginal communities ensuring their cultural heritage and knowledge are respected and included in our projects.
- Exciting Projects: Engage in diverse and meaningful projects that keep you motivated and positively impact the community.
- Flexible Work Hours: Enjoy the flexibility to balance your work and personal life with ease.
- Wellbeing Focus: Benefit from initiatives like flex leave and support programs to ensure your health and happiness and professional development.
- Inclusive Culture: Be part of a welcoming and respectful environment where everyone can succeed.
By joining us youll be part of a team that truly values your growth and wellbeing
About the role
You will be responsible for assisting Aboriginal communities within the Western Region to strengthen relationships between LLS and First Nations Peoples increase cultural awareness and identify opportunities to engage First Nations peoples and businesses.
You will be responsible for:
- Helping to develop deliver and support on ground Natural Resource Management projects in the Western region.
- Strengthen relationships between Local Land Services and First Nations Peoples
- Identify opportunities to engage First Nations peoples and businesses
- Facilitate linkages between First Nations groups and key land managers
- Communicate with diverse stakeholder groups in a crosscultural environment
- Provide culturally relevant information and advice to inform practices and policies.
The ideal candidates will have:
- Previous experience providing project support and working in a team environment.
- Capacity and willingness to undertake fieldbased activities.
- Demonstrated administrative and organisational skills and capacity for working with various software programs.
- Demonstrated ability to engage with communities using various methods such as facetoface meetings phone calls emails community forums and written information.
- Previous experience forming strong relationships with Aboriginal communities
- Youll also need to have a current NSW Driver Licence and the capacity and willingness to travel throughout the region as required
- Applicants must be of Aboriginal descent through parentage identification as being Aboriginal and accepted in the community as such. Aboriginality is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the AntiDiscrimination Act 1997.
Want to know more Just contact Silvana Keating Manager Landscapes and Sustainable Agricultureor at
You can also download the role description.
Applying for the role
To apply please attach a copy of your CV (maximum five pages) along with a onepage cover letter describing how your experience makes you an ideal candidate for this position.
Applications close: Wednesday 17 April 2024 at 11:55pm
Additional Information:
The successful applicant in this role may be required to undergo a police check health assessment and other assessments as required.
A recruitment pool may be created for ongoing and temporary roles of the same role or role type that may become available for filling over the next eighteen months.
Diversity and inclusion are core values of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is a workplace where everyone is able to contribute and participate to their full potential and we are proud to have a team that reflects the richness and complexity of the regional NSW communities we serve.
If you require adjustments in completing your application interviewing completing any pre employment testing require information in an alternative format or otherwise participating in the recruitment process please let us know so we can assist. Send an email to or contact the hiring manager listed below for a confidential discussion.
About us: Together we are DPIRD
The New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) protects supports and develops primary industries and regional economies.
Collectively we support strong and sustainable agriculture forestry fishing and mining industries and regional economies. We actively manage our natural assets: our lands and soils minerals waterways and oceans vegetation and forests.
The department brings together:
- Local Land Services
- NSW Resources
- Agriculture and Biosecurity
- Fisheries and Forestry
- Regional Development and Delivery.
With nearly 5000 employees and 75 per cent of the DPIRD team living and working in regional NSW we are embedded in the regions we serve.
Learn more about the benefits of joining our diverse and talented DPIRD team.
Role DescriptionEmployment Type
Full-Time
