Do you have a passion for supporting vulnerable, disengaged young people? An exciting opportunity exists to join the Regional Youth Engagement Team in Student Child and Family Connect portfolio of Darling Downs South West Region.

This position is being offered in a Temporary Part-Time capacity (0.2FTE), 14.5 hours per fortnight.

Job details

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About the Role

As a Senior Project Officer in the Youth Engagement Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for tracking all disengaged school-aged children across our region and finding education, training or employment options for them as well as supporting priorities and strategies aligned to the department's improvement agenda.

Responsibilities include:

• Undertake and participate in designated project and organisational change activities.
• Resolve problems and assist in the development and implementation of initiatives, plans, policies, procedures, processes and systems for effective and efficient administration of departmental services.
• Assist in coordinating the development and implementation of plans, policies and procedures and in managing processes.
• Closely monitor project timeframes and report any potential slippages.
• Provide clear and regular reporting to senior officers and other staff within the division on project progress or other agreed key performance indicators to assist in monitoring and decision making.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with all relevant stakeholders.
• Attend meetings with departmental officers to discuss, evaluate and revise plans, systems and procedures.
• Regularly disseminate information to all departmental staff on significant departmental initiatives relating to the intent and purpose of the activities of the unit.

Interested? To Apply: 

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 1-page written statement about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role

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
  
  DSR681799_26T Role Description (PDF, 265KB)
  Role Description