The role of the Transition Officer is to provide assistance and ongoing support to young people to re-engage in education or training and/or secure and sustain employment, with an overarching goal of reducing reoffending by young people in the youth justice system.

Job details

The Youth Worker Key responsibilities

As Transitions Officer, 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.
• Assist in preparing young people to participate and engage in education, training and employment programs as required; and support the development of their interpersonal and self-regulation skills.
• Work collaboratively as part of a team to plan, deliver and refer young people to education, training, and employment.
• Work effectively within a statutory and non-statutory environment to provide support to young people during education, vocational training, work experience and employment.
• Collect and maintain accurate data and client records in accordance with relevant statutory, legislative, policy and procedural requirements.
• Identify, liaise, and maintain strong working relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders and community partners.
• Contribute to a departmental culture that ensures sensitive and effective communication with 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.

Interested in applying?

To enable us to assess your suitability, your applications should include:

1. Tell us about your skills:

• Your current resume detailing your previous work or voluntary experience including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your conduct and performance over the past 2 years, or an appropriate period.
• We will use your resume to assess how well you meet ‘What are we looking for' statements.
Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants may wish to include work samples, videos, stories and experiences within community as part of their application. This can be provided directly to the Panel Chair.

2. Tell us about you:

• Provide a short statement (of no more than two pages) telling us why you are interested in this role and outlining what your motivation is to join us.
• This should also summarise your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies/capabilities and duties/responsibilities.
Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants applying outside of Smartjobs, may wish to include work samples, stories and experiences within community as part of their application. This can be provided directly to the Panel Chair. For advertisements outside of Smartjobs eg: in the Koori Mail, community notice boards and publications.

If you experience any technical difficulties or if you are unable to submit your application online, please contact 1300 146 370, between 9 am and 5pm Monday to Friday. All calls relating to the status of your application once the job has closed should be directed to the contact officer on the role description.

Cherbourg Youth Justice Service Centre is a location that is part of the Regional and remote locations incentive scheme therefore staff who work here, are entitled to certain benefits including accommodation, if eligible, remote locality allowance and rural and remote incentives. Please make contact if you have any questions.

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.

• 702423 26 - Role Description (Word, 432KB)