The role of the Court Coordinator is to represent the Director-General in youth justice court matters, provide advice and act as a consultant to other departmental staff to promote a high standard of departmental services to courts and clients.

Job details

As Court Coordinator, you will specifically:
• Undertake comprehensive pre-court preparation in accordance with procedures and court quality benchmarks including conducting and assisting others to conduct the necessary pre-court interviews.
• Conduct assessments of risk factors, identify early intervention opportunities, make appropriate referrals, and consider written material to formulate confident court submissions.
• Liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders including Magistrates, Judges, legal representatives, police, Community Justice Groups, and community organisations to ensure the provision of quality court services and further quality outcomes/ actions for young people and their families/carers.
• Provide post-court advice to young people, families/carers, stakeholders, and relevant youth justice staff as well as comprehensively completing post-court documentation and case notes.
• Maintain office systems and contribute to the development of new systems in relation to court matters to ensure the efficient management of court appearances, timely recording of outcomes and monitoring of trends and issues.
• Participate as a member of the youth justice service centre management team and contribute to strategic and operational planning, reviews, and key decisionmaking.
• Provide a consultancy role for departmental staff and other key stakeholders in relation to youth justice court related matters, including mentoring and coaching relevant staff, participating in the delivery of local training initiatives and quality assuring material for court.
• Undertake professional casework and restorative justice tasks and activities as required.
• Actively participate in a range of continuing professional development activities to continuously improve your ability to contribute to organisational goals, including training, supervision, and relevant accreditation processes.
Mandatory requirements - refer Role Profile
• Possession of a tertiary degree relevant to the role such as social work, behavioural science or social science, criminology, or other recognised degree [see the Other important information section in Role Profile attached regarding other
recognised degrees].
• Travel is a requirement of this position, therefore, it is a requirement that the applicant hold a current “C” Class Drivers licence.
• This role provides support services to children and young people and therefore will require a valid Blue Card with the organisation. Please refer to the Blue Card
Services website (http://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/) for further information.
Role requirements - refer Role Profile
• Citizenship/visa: to be employed in a position, you must be an Australian citizen, have permanent residency status or a visa permitting you to work in Australia.
• A 6 month probationary period may apply to successful applicants to permanent roles who are external to the public service
• Successful applicants will be subject to a criminal history check or blue card screening.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/630166/25

Closing Date: Tuesday, 22 April 2025

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

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• dyj-candidate-information-package (1) (Word, 628KB)
  
  
  630166 25 Role Profile (Word, 570KB)
  Role Description