Executive Director of Youth Detention Operations

14 hours ago


Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Government Full time
Job Summary

The Senior Executive Director, Youth Detention Operations and Reform, is a key leadership role within the Queensland Government. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership to youth detention centres, including executive management and all youth detention staff who provide frontline service delivery to young people in youth detention.

Key Responsibilities
  • Stakeholder and Outcome
    • Provide high-quality advice and information to the Director-General, Minister, and other members of the department's Board of Management on matters relating to youth detention operations and service delivery, infrastructure strategy for current and new youth detention centres, youth detention practice and quality assurance, and youth detention workforce, safety, and reform.
    • Lead the provision of effective, efficient, and responsive services through the development and implementation of sound contemporary services and practices, policies, and procedures, and business systems.
  • Internal Business
    • Provide high-level and specialist advice and information to the Director-General and Minister, along with other members of the department's Board of Management on youth detention operations and reform.
    • Provide superior and decisive workforce leadership, ensuring that management and the youth detention operations and reform workforce have the capability to deliver efficient, open, and accountable, and best practice youth detention, reform, and infrastructure services.
  • Financial
    • Effective oversight and monitoring of the division's budget and resourcing in accordance with statutory responsibilities, government decisions, and guidelines, and departmental policies and procedures.
  • Learning and Growth
    • Contribute to building and sustaining cultural capability, to support the vision and strategic objectives of the department.

Please refer to the Senior Executive Director - Youth Detention Operations and Reform attachment for more position-specific information and details on how to apply.



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