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Co-Responder
Regional Service Delivery; Youth Justice Regional Operations; Youth Justice; Toowoomba
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. We do this by providing early intervention, statutory Youth Justice, and detention services to ensure that young people are held accountable for their offending behaviour. We help support them to become responsible members of the community.
More information about Youth Justice is available from Queensland Government, Department of Youth Justice.
Job details
| Position status | Permanent |
|---|---|
| Position type | Part-time |
| Occupational group | Community Engagement and Education |
| Classification | AO5 |
| Workplace Location | Toowoomba region |
| Job ad reference | QLD/679351/26 |
| Closing date | 03-Mar-2026 |
| Job duration | |
| Contact person | Monique O'Neil |
| Contact details | Mobile: 0459 211 376 Access the National Relay Service |
About the role
The role of Youth Co-Responder is to provide diversionary support to young offenders subject to youth justice intervention, or those at risk of entering the youth justice system, with the aim of preventing offending and reducing re-offending.
The Youth Co-Responder will work collaboratively as part of the Youth Co-Responder Team (YCRT) comprising of the Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support and Queensland Police Service (QPS). The Youth Co-Responder will provide support and coordinate service delivery to ensure the required actions and referrals for young people at risk, are undertaken in a timely and efficient manner. This will require the Youth Co-Responder to work with dedicated QPS officers in unmarked police cars, in people's residences and in the office, to connect with young people and families, patrol hotspots and link in internal and external stakeholders.
The team
YCRT provides targeted and collaborative engagement with young people through the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and the Department of Youth Justice (YJ) partnership across 15 sites when communities need it most. Each team is made up of a Team Leader and rotating non-continuous shift workers, that operate alongside the Queensland Police Service.
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.
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Part-time position (0.44 FTE) - 32 hours per fortnight
Documents
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