Caseworker (Restorative Justice)
2 weeks ago
**ONE POSITION AVAILABLE - GLADSTONE ONLY** Restorative Justice Caseworkers prepare and facilitate a restorative justice process for young people, victims, their families, and community. This involves engaging with the people most affected by a young person's offending and assisting them to determine an appropriate response to repair the harm, reintegrate young people into the community and reduce re-offending. The role will include conducting conferences as an approved Convenor under the Youth Justice Act (1992). The Caseworker (Restorative Justice) key responsibilities include: - Work effectively within a statutory environment to manage the dual roles of monitoring young offenders' compliance with court orders and intervening to address issues that place them at risk of re-offending. Proactively work to reduce re-offending through the use of culturally appropriate, collaborative and evidence-based assessment and intervention skills, processes and programs including restorative justice activities. - Work collaboratively as part of a team including a range of internal and external stakeholders, to achieve positive outcomes for victims, young offenders, their families, and the community. Prepare and present verbal and written reports to the Children's Court on behalf of the Chief Executive. Conduct pre and post court interviews, prepare quality pre-sentence reports, affidavits, and other relevant documentation to support best practice outcomes for young people in the justice system. Undertake record keeping and information management tasks to ensure accountability. Actively participate in a range of continuing professional development activities to continuously improve your ability to contribute to organisational goals, including training, supervision, and relevant accreditation. Delegations - Caseworkers have a range of statutory delegations under the Youth Justice Act 1992. **Mandatory requirements and other information**: Convenors are required to maintain Convenor approval by successfully undertaking: - A minimum of 3 conferences annually and - Ongoing re-assessment of practice skills and knowledge as required by department policies - Possession of a current "C" class driver's licence. Applications to remain current for 12 months.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.
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Caseworker
2 weeks ago
Brisbane, Australia Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs Full time**Key Responsibilities**: **The Caseworker (Restorative Justice) key responsibilities are**: - Work effectively within a statutory environment to manage the dual roles of monitoring young offenders' compliance with court orders and intervening to address issues that place them at risk of re-offending. - Proactively work to reduce re-offending using...
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Caseworker
2 days ago
Brisbane, Australia Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs Full time**The Caseworker (Restorative Justice) key responsibilities are**: - Work effectively within a statutory environment to facilitate restorative justice processes with young people who have committed offences, victims, and other relevant parties; and complete all tasks consistent with legislative, policy and procedural requirements. - Work effectively within...
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Caseworker
2 days ago
Brisbane, Australia Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs Full time**The Caseworker key responsibilities are**: - Work effectively within a statutory environment to manage the dual roles of monitoring young offenders' compliance with court orders and intervening to address issues that place them at risk of re-offending. Proactively work to reduce re-offending using culturally appropriate, collaborative and evidence-based...
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Caseworker
1 week ago
Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full timeKey responsibilities **As Caseworker (Restorative Justice) you will specifically**: Demonstrate cultural capability and/or a commitment to developing cultural capability to ensure an inclusive culture that aligns with the Human Rights Act 2019 and supports departmental programs and community partnerships aimed at preserving cultural connections for...
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Caseworker
2 weeks ago
Brisbane, Australia Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs Full timeKey responsibilities **The Caseworker key responsibilities are**: - Work effectively within a statutory environment to manage the dual roles of monitoring young offenders' compliance with court orders and intervening to address issues that place them at risk of re-offending. Proactively work to reduce re-offending through the use of culturally appropriate,...
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Caseworker
2 weeks ago
Brisbane, Australia Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs Full time**The Caseworker key responsibilities are**: - Work effectively within a statutory environment to manage the dual roles of monitoring young offenders' compliance with court orders and intervening to address issues that place them at risk of re-offending. Proactively work to reduce re-offending through the use of culturally appropriate, collaborative and...
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Caseworker
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Brisbane, Australia Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs Full time**Mandatory Requirements**: Employees must be, and remain, vaccinated against COVID-19 in accordance with the department's COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements. You must provide one of the following types of evidence for the hiring manager to sight before an offer of employment will be made: - written confirmation of COVID-19 vaccination provided as part of...
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Caseworker
2 weeks ago
Brisbane, Australia Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs Full time**The Caseworker key responsibilities are**: - Work effectively within a statutory environment to manage the dual roles of monitoring young offenders' compliance with court orders and intervening to address issues that place them at risk of re-offending. - Proactively work to reduce re-offending through the use of culturally appropriate, collaborative and...
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Caseworker
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Brisbane, Australia Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs Full time**The Caseworker key responsibilities are**: - Work effectively within a statutory environment and undertake direct interaction within a secure youth detention environment with a caseload of complex high risk young offenders. This will include serious and high-profile cases. This will involve dynamic security assessments and regular contact with young...
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Caseworker
2 weeks ago
Brisbane, Australia Queensland Government Full timeKey ResponsibilitiesAs Caseworker you will specifically:Work effectively within a statutory environment to manage the dual roles of monitoring young offenders' compliance with court orders and intervening to address issues that place them at risk of re-offending. Proactively work to reduce re-offending using culturally appropriate, collaborative and...
