The Transition and Post Care Support Officer will take a lead role in directly supporting young people with complex and high risk behavioural, emotional, psychological, disability and mental health needs who are most at risk of homelessness while they transition to adulthood.

Your work will focus on young people’s access to appropriate housing, behaviour support and family and support networks, the development of independent living skills, integration into their local community and links to specialist services, mental health and general health services, counselling services and employment activities.

Job details

The Transition and Post Care Support Officer's key responsibilities are:

• Provide services based on the principles of the Strengthening Families Protecting Children Framework for Practice and the core elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle.
• Involve the young person in goal setting and person-centred planning while maintaining and supporting their connection to family, culture and community.
• Organise and facilitate stakeholder meetings.
• Organise the provision of specialist services that address high risk and complex behaviours and assist with the development of independent living skills including adaptive skills aimed to improve maintaining tenancies and co tenancies.
• Consult and develop relationships with government and non-government agencies including Queensland Health, Department of Housing, Local Government, Planning and Public Works and the National Disability Insurance Agency to ensure efficient, effective and financially supported service delivery.
• Develop, implement, maintain and review where necessary information systems, data bases and procedures relevant to the service.
• Prepare documentation relevant to the service including letters, reports, meeting minutes, PowerPoint presentations and associated written communications.
• Ensure program compliance and monitoring in terms of relevant human resource, financial management and other standards, policies and legislation relevant to the operations of the Department.
• Enhance the local regional community by actively practicing and promoting excellence in service delivery and identifying opportunities for improving regional client service.

To enable us to assess your application, please submit the following via www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au: 

• Resume and minimum of 2 referees including their email addresses. At least one referee should have a thorough knowledge of your work over the past two years as your manager or supervisor.
• a statement not more than two pages, that summarises your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies and duties/responsibilities of the position.

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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.

Part-time position (0.7 FTE) - 50.75 hours per fortnight

Documents

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

• 685877 26 - Role Description (Word, 749KB)
  
  
  685877 26 - Candidate Info Pack (PDF, 452KB)