The department is committed to keeping Queensland communities safe, supporting victims and actively tackling the complex causes of youth crime and targeting serious repeat offenders.

In Youth Justice you will have the opportunity to work together with people, partners and across places to enable young Queenslanders, especially the most vulnerable, to have positive life choices and opportunities.

You will help achieve this vision through developing and delivering initiatives, programs and interventions to:

• Increase community safety and reduce rates of youth offending
• Improve wellbeing of children and young people in and transitioning from youth justice
• Reduce the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in the youth justice system.

Job details

Key responsibilities

As the Business Support Officer, you will specifically:

• Provide advice and assistance to Centre staff to ensure compliance in the provision of services to the centre encompassing finance, administration and record keeping
• Develop and manage systems and processes to support reporting on assets, finance, and other administrative issues for the Remand Centre
• Implement and maintain governance frameworks to ensure compliance with public sector legislation, standards, policies, practices, and procedures relating to financial and administrative functions to ensure integrity and compliance
• Develop and implement procedures and systems; providing authoritative advice to address centre issues to meet financial obligations and enable effective service delivery
• Develop, manage and maintain effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to balance competing priorities, gain support and increase commitment to service delivery excellence
• Participate as an effective member of centre's management team in the development, promotion and implementation of the Departments strategic direction, and the centre's operational plans
• Assist the Manager Business Support Services with the financial forecasting
• Provide financial analysis to the Youth Remand Centre management
• Support the financial decision and budget process
• Prepare and present reports for management and the executive team
• Assist with the management of Fixed Assets.

What we are looking for

We'll assess your suitability for this role by looking at what you've done previously - the knowledge, skills and experience you've built, your potential for development, and your personal qualities. The position requires an applicant who:

• Gathers insights and embraces new ideas and innovation to inform future practice.
• Makes considered, ethical and courageous decisions based on insight into the broader context.
• Builds and sustains relationships to enable the collaborative delivery of customer-focused outcomes.
• Demonstrates accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism, persistence and transparency.
• Fosters an inclusive workplace where health, safety and wellbeing is promoted and prioritised.
• Pursues opportunities for growth through agile learning, and development of self-awareness.
• Maintains a high standard of practice through governance and risk management.

Every staff member is expected to role model leadership behaviours. This role requires the leadership capabilities of an individual contributor as outlined in the Leadership competencies for Queensland booklet.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

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

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 640611-25-Role Profile (Word, 843KB)