Youth Justice

In Youth Justice you will have the opportunity to work together with people, partners and across places to enable young Queenslanders, especially the most vulnerable, to have positive life choices and opportunities.

You will help achieve this vision through developing and delivering initiatives, programs and interventions to:
• Increase community safety and reduce rates of youth offending
• Improve wellbeing of children and young people in and transitioning from youth justice
• Reduce the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in the youth justice system.

Job details

Key responsibilities

As Manager, you will specifically:

• Manage staff, physical and financial resources in accordance with relevant legislative provisions, strategic priorities, statutory delegations, departmental policies, procedures and contemporary best practice.
  Allocate, prioritise and perform tasks in accordance with departmental procedures and statutory, financial and administrative delegations.
• Provide leadership and management in the delivery of high quality youth justice services including the development of appropriate service responses to meet the identified needs of clients including young people, families, the community and the public and non-government sectors.
• Participate as a member of the regional leadership team and contribute to strategic and operational planning, reviews and key decision-making.
• Actively participate in and, where appropriate, lead local area forums with government and non-government stakeholders, promoting a positive and accountable public image and the development of productive partnerships to support service delivery outcomes.
• Develop enduring service delivery partnerships to enhance cross-sectoral participation, training and development, and the delivery and co-ordination of local youth justice services.
• Foster a culture and philosophy of frontline service delivery, cooperation, team work, high quality people management, commitment to excellence and a professional ethic which ensures the Youth Justice Service Centre continues to meet the department's priorities.
• Provide proactive high level support, advice and information to regional management in relation to youth justice service outcomes, development of service delivery and improvement strategies, staff training and support strategies and performance agreements.
• Provide ongoing recruitment, selection, professional development and culturally appropriate supervision and leadership to professional staff.
• Lead engagement with people from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds as well as demonstrating an appreciation of cultural protocols and an awareness of the impacts of historical policies and practices to ensure culturally appropriate services.

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

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

• 618935 25 - Role Description (Word, 704KB)
  
  
  618935 25 - Applicant Guide (Word, 628KB)