The department is committed to keeping Queensland communities safe. Everyone deserves a life free from violence & fear. We are actively tackling the complex causes of youth crime & addressing serious repeat offenders and ensuring our systems & services not only meet but anticipate the needs of victims. We do this by:

• Providing early intervention, statutory Youth Justice, & 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.
• Providing trauma-informed support & resources to victims to ensure they can recover & heal, whilst ensuring the voices & experiences of victims are heard & respected.

Our programs & community partnerships preserve cultural connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to achieve positive life outcomes.

Job details

As Team Leader, 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.
• Provide supervision to staff in the use of evidenced based skills and processes associated with reductions in re-offending (including use of the case management framework, use of risk assessment tool, and providing targeted interventions including collaborative problem solving, pro-social modelling, cognitive techniques, and restorative justice).
• Allocate, prioritise and quality assure individual tasks in accordance with departmental procedures and statutory, financial, and administrative delegations.
• Participate in professional development and maintain knowledge of contemporary, evidence-based practice in work with young people who offend, including accreditation as required.
• Oversee the suicide risk management process in the youth justice service centre.
• Provide timely advice and assistance on complex matters to ensure the delivery of quality youth justice casework and restorative justice practices.
• Participate as a member of the youth justice service centre staff and management teams and contribute to strategic and operational planning, reviews and key decision-making.
• Develop collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate cooperation on case related matters and restorative justice processes.
• Assist in identifying trends and issues in client service delivery and evaluating client outcomes, including performance reporting, to ensure coordinated local service delivery.
• Provide ongoing recruitment, selection, professional development and culturally appropriate supervision and leadership to staff.
• Contribute to a departmental culture that ensures sensitive and effective communication with people from other cultures including people from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds as well as an appreciation of cultural protocols and an awareness of the impacts of historical policies and practices.

Mandatory 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, or other recognised degree.

What we can offer you:

• Work-life balance - with flexible working options (amend as appropriate for the role e.g. working from home allowed up to 2 days per week or 9-day fortnight)
• Competitive salary
• Benefits including up to 12.75% superannuation
• Generous leave entitlements
• Career progression opportunities

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference:  QLD/684705/26

Closing Date: Tuesday, 21^st April 2026

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.

• 684705-26-Candidate Information Pack- September 2025 (Word, 2.90MB)
  
  
  684705-26-Role Profile (Word, 428KB)