As one of the Intensive Education Case Managers, you will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver intensive case management, provide transition support, and manage education, intervention, and prevention initiatives for students who are at risk of disengagement.

Your focus will be on students who are at risk of disengaging, have already disengaged, or are at risk of becoming involved in the youth justice system.

This role is based in Rockhampton and reports to the Manager of the Intensive Education Case Manager Initiative for the Central Queensland Region.

Job details

About the Department 

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Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to establish and sustain effective partnerships with young people, parents/carers, school principals and other stakeholders in order to deliver tailored, intensive case management in alignment with legislative, policy, and procedural requirements to support students at risk of disengaging, or who have disengaged, from education.

About the role

As an Intensive Education Case Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the development and coordination of individualised case management plans in collaboration with key stakeholders. These plans may include behaviour support plans, risk assessments, education and transition plans and referrals to appropriate services.

Your role

Responsibilities include:

• Provide intensive case management that may require educational and behaviour intervention for students at risk of disengagement from education, in accordance with legislative, policy and procedural requirements.
• Establish and sustain effective partnerships with young people, parents/carers and the school principal during and beyond the case management process and initiate referrals and access to support.
• Analyse information and data to gain an understanding of the young person's strengths and provide strategic advice on identified concerns to inform effective case-management, integrated support planning and inform service enhancements.

Interested? To Apply 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should be familiar with your relevant work history). 
• Attach a written statement (2-page maximum) in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive. 

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department. 

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted. 

Further information

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

For a full list of the position responsibilities and mandatory requirements, please ensure you download the attached Role Description and Applicant Information Package and follow the instructions.

Documents

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

• Applicant Information Package (PDF, 232KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  CQR679358_26T - Role Description (PDF, 265KB)
  Role Description