Director-General - Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child SafetyAs a chief executive in the Queensland Government, you will play a significant role in influencing the execution and successful delivery of the government's commitments and vision for Queensland.Accountable to the Premier of Queensland and reporting to the responsible Minister, you will contribute to delivering outcomes for Queenslanders through your strategic vision, focused leadership, and transforming the implementation of policies, priorities, services or programs of the elected government.As the Director-General of the Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety (DFSDSCS), you will lead the department to achieve its objectives:Enable families to safely care for their children and young people, and provide services to support the safety, belonging, and wellbeing needs of children and young people not able to be cared for by their families.Reduce the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system.Deliver high-quality programs, services, and safeguards, and promote the inclusion, rights, and social and economic participation of seniors, carers, and people with disability.Deliver highly effective strategies and integrated responses to domestic, family, and sexual violence.Foster safe and connected communities and deliver accessible, timely, and responsive community services and support for Queenslanders.As the Director-General of DFSDSCS, you will:Provide strategic leadership that demonstrates a clear and compelling vision of communication, governance, and values-based management to the department and its employees.Preserve and build productive working relationships with stakeholders, identifying tactful and diplomatic management practices to support their differing and competing requirements and priorities.Mobilise effective and efficient governance, administration, and operation of the department, fostering an environment of accountability for the performance of its functions and associated outcomes.Coordinate the appropriate services required to ensure the Minister is positioned to deliver the priorities set out in the Ministerial Charter Letter for the Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety.Pursue with transparency the administration of the department's legislation to promote its purpose, encouraging innovation through an understanding of the principal responsibilities required to deliver the Queensland Government's objectives.Model to the highest level the standards of ethical behaviour, operating with transparency in decision-making, establishing consistency for the application of these practices.Lead through awareness, demonstrating clear rationale to exemplary problem-solving and decision-making practices, encouraging the sector's ongoing commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.The Queensland Government is committed to inclusive and diverse practices, ensuring people living with disability, women, people who identify as LGBTIQ+, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have equal opportunity to apply and participate.For further information and to apply, please visit: www.luminarypartners.com.au/director-generalFor a confidential discussion, please contact: Russell Fairbanks on 0457 667 765 or via email ****** close: Midnight, Sunday, 19th January 2025.Luminary is committed to storing and utilising your information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988. For further information regarding this, please visit: https://www.luminarypartners.com.au/privacy-policy
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