Southern Queensland Correctional Centre (SQCC) is located in Spring Creek, approximately 17 kms from the township of Gatton in the Lockyer Valley. The centre provides high security secure placement accommodation for sentenced and remand women that are classified as high or low security.

Women who enter the criminal justice system often come from lives characterised by sexual, emotional and physical abuse, domestic and family violence, substance addiction and mental health problems.

QCS provides a gender-responsive, trauma-informed approach to managing women with the goal of offering an opportunity to truly rehabilitate and escape the cycle that led to crime. It is important to recognise that to change a woman is to change a generation.

Job details

Role suitability

This role is a Team Leader under the Leadership Competencies for Queensland framework.

Within the context of the role accountabilities described in About the Role, the most suitable applicant will demonstrate their applied knowledge, skills, and experiences against these essential role requirements of the Team Leader leadership stream:

• Interpersonal skills for negotiating with internal and external stakeholders, who often have competing interests, on sensitive and complex issues.
• Experience in managing contracts and relationships with external providers within a partnering and performance monitoring framework.
• Management skills, including project, human resource and financial management skills, to ensure the effective utilisation of resources, and management of change impact within the team.
• Community engagement, key stakeholder liaison and/or working with special interest groups particularly in the criminal justice system.
• Ability to build and manage ongoing working relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated communication, negotiation and conflict resolution skills for liaising with management and staff at all levels, to gain commitments and negotiate service delivery, priorities, deadlines, resources and other relevant issues.
• Knowledge, interpretation and application of legislation, policies and procedures appropriate and relevant to human resource management specifically.
• Organisational skills with the ability to set priorities, coordinate activities and meet deadlines.
• Performance assessment and feedback skills.
• Experience in the application of legislation, codes of practice, policies and procedures.
• Knowledge and experience in the application of risk management strategies and methodologies to ensure the identification and mitigation of risk.
• Detailed and current knowledge of Government and Agency directions, objectives, policies and procedures, as well as a sound knowledge of relevant legislative and statutory requirements, particularly related to correctional operations.
• Experience in research and analysis and the ability to apply this information and resolve issues.
• Highly developed oral communication skills for dealing with enquiries and training staff in standards and processes.

Other conditions and requirements

There may be instances where the incumbent will be required to work hours outside the normal work hours, undertake travel to other locations, or temporarily work from an alternate location.

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.

Documents

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

• 695842 26 - Role Description (PDF, 582KB)
  
  
  695842 26 - Applicant Information Guide (PDF, 957KB)