Rockhampton Youth Justice is seeking a dedicated Court Coordinator to join the team until 31/12/25, with possibility of extension. The department is committed to keeping Queensland communities safe. Everyone deserves a life free from violence and fear.

We are actively tackling the complex causes of youth crime and addressing serious repeat offenders and ensuring our systems and services not only meet, but anticipate the needs of victims. Our programs and community partnerships preserve cultural connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to achieve positive life outcomes.

Job details

Rockhampton Youth Justice is seeking a dedicated Court Coordinator to join the team until 31/12/25, with possibility of extension. The department is committed to keeping Queensland communities safe. Everyone deserves a life free from violence and fear. We are actively tackling the complex causes of youth crime and addressing serious repeat offenders and ensuring our systems and services not only meet, but anticipate the needs of victims. Our programs and community partnerships preserve cultural connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to achieve positive life outcomes. The role provides advice and act as a consultant to other departmental staff in order to promote a high standard of departmental services to courts and clients.

As Court Coordinator, you will specifically:

• Demonstrate cultural capability and/or a commitment to developing cultural capability to ensure an inclusive culture that aligns with the Human Rights Act 2019 and supports departmental programs and community partnerships aimed at preserving cultural connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• 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
• 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.
• 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/qualifications:

• It is a requirement of this role to have possession of a tertiary degree relevant to the role such as social work, behavioural science or social science, criminology, law or other recognised degree. Please refer to the attached role description for more details.
• Travel is a requirement of this position; therefore, it is a requirement that the applicant hold a current “C” Class Drivers licence.
• This role is Regulated employment as the position provides support services to children and young people, and therefore will require a valid Blue Card to be linked with the organisation prior to starting.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/651617/25

Closing Date: Thursday, 14th August 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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• 651617 25 - Role Description (Word, 569KB)