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Senior Practice Officer
Youth Detention Enablement; Youth Detention Operations; Youth Justice; Brisbane
The Youth Detention Policy and Practice team is responsible for supporting best practice youth detention service delivery in Queensland. Key activities of the team include:
• developing operational policy and procedures
• providing practice support for staff, stakeholders and services working with young people in youth detention centres
• leading major practice improvement projects
• responding to oversight functions and actioning recommendations, and
• administering a range of statutory reporting functions.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Policy & Planning |
| Classification | AO6 |
| Workplace Location | Brisbane Inner City |
| Job ad reference | QLD/682677/26 |
| Closing date | 30-Mar-2026 |
| Job duration | 30 June 2027 (with possibility of extension) |
| Contact person | Sophie Weisselberg |
| Contact details | Phone: 3097 7503 Access the National Relay Service |
As Senior Practice Officer, Youth Detention Policy and Practice, you will specifically:
- Identify, research, develop, and analyse operational and practice issues and work as part of a team to develop evidence based operational policy and practice solutions.
- Prepare advice on current practice, relevant operational policy implications, legislation and programs, including reports, briefings and ministerial correspondence.
- Lead, plan, implement and monitor progress of major projects within tight timeframes to achieve desired outcomes working directly with youth detention staff and executive management.
- Liaise and consult with other teams and with various other areas within the department to identify practice issues and to develop practical operational solutions.
- Represent and negotiate on behalf of the team in internal discussions and relevant internal working groups about the development of practice initiatives and major youth detention-based projects that enhance and develop current practices.
- Provide high level expert advice and information to the Manager, Director and other key stakeholders pertaining to complex youth justice service delivery issues and trends and presenting information for service delivery consideration, inclusive of advice pertaining to evidence-based practice and legislation interpretation.
- 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.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Further information
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