The department is committed to keeping Queensland communities safe, supporting victims, and actively tackling the complex causes of youth crime and targeting serious repeat offenders.We do this by providing early intervention, statutory Youth Justice, and detention services to ensure that young people are held accountable for their offending behaviour. We help support them to become responsible members of the community.The role of the Team Leader is to work in consultation with the manager and specialist staff to oversee the day-to-day operations of the service centre. This position will supervise a multi-disciplinary team of youth justice staff to ensure the provision of high-quality court, casework and restorative justice services to young offenders, their families, and victims, with the aim of reducing re-offending.Cherbourg Youth Justice Service Centre provides a unique and innovative package of Youth Justice Services to the communities of the South Burnett and Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire Council. Cherbourg Youth Justice Service Centre is the only Youth Justice Service located within a First Nations community.Key Responsibilities Provide supervision to staff in the use of evidenced based skills and processes associated with reductions in re-offending (including use of the case management framework, use of risk assessment tool, and providing targeted interventions including collaborative problem solving, pro-social modelling, cognitive techniques, and restorative justice).Allocate, prioritise and quality assure individual tasks in accordance with departmental procedures and statutory, financial, and administrative delegations.Participate in professional development and maintain knowledge of contemporary, evidence-based practice in work with young people who offend, including accreditation as required.Oversee the suicide risk management process in the youth justice service centre.Provide timely advice and assistance on complex matters to ensure the delivery of quality youth justice casework and restorative justice practices.Participate as a member of the youth justice service centre staff and management teams and contribute to strategic and operational planning, reviews, and key decision-making.Develop collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate cooperation on case related matters and restorative justice processes.Assist in identifying trends and issues in client service delivery and evaluating client outcomes, including performance reporting, to ensure coordinated local service delivery.Oversee the Restorative Justice process in the youth justice service centre.Provide ongoing recruitment, selection, professional development and culturally appropriate supervision and leadership to staff.Contribute to a departmental culture that ensures sensitive and effective communication with people from other cultures including people from First Nations backgrounds as well as an appreciation of cultural protocols and an awareness of the impacts of historical policies and practices.Interested in applying?To enable us to assess your suitability, your applications should include:
Tell us about your skills:Your current resume detailing your previous work or voluntary experience including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your conduct and performance over the past 2 years, or an appropriate period and a First Nations referee who can attest to your ability to deliver against the "division and key responsibilities" listed above.We will use your resume to assess how well you meet 'What are we looking for' statements.Tell us about you:Provide a short statement (of no more than two pages) telling us why you are interested in this role and outlining what your motivation is to join us.This should also summarise your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies/capabilities and duties/responsibilities.Mandatory QualificationsIt is a requirement of this role to have possession of a tertiary degree relevant to the role such as social work, behavioural science or social science, criminology, or other recognised degree. The department recognises that people who have tertiary degrees other than those listed above, may possess a skill set that is appropriate for this role.
Please refer to attached role description for full details of mandatory qualifications.Occupational group: Community Care #J-18808-Ljbffr
