Transition Officer

_About the Department of Education

The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.

About Us

QETC is a multi-campus Department of Education school operating within South-East Queensland's Youth Detention Centres at Wacol. QETC is a school that caters to male and female students from across the state who are either on remand or have been sentenced for criminal offences. The school plays an important role in the community by providing young people in detention with the opportunity to gain knowledge, skills, and values to pursue positive choices in the future.

About the Role

The Transition Officer is responsible for meeting placement and outcome targets by successfully engaging and supporting students to transition into education and employment and sustaining their placement post-detention. The Transition Officer collaborates with a range of stakeholders, including students and carers, Queensland Government partner agencies, and agencies from the broader service system. As the Transition Officer, you will work closely with the HOD to enact the school's strategic agenda and participate in quality improvement activities, including data collection and analysis, program review and evaluation and implementation of innovative practices.

Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Plan and facilitate the transition to employment, training and/or educational settings for students in youth detention in collaboration with students and relevant stakeholders.
Establish rapport and maintain resilient relationships with students to motivate their engagement in learning, as appropriate to student's individual circumstances, to enable successful transition plan outcomes.
Be accountable for assigned cases to progress transition plans, including undertaking appropriate case management, advocacy and support, prioritising daily caseload, communicating with transition partners and students and implementing agreed approaches.
Communicate expectations of the transition program with students and stakeholders as required to develop their understanding of career and learning pathways and promote the importance of continued education for students while in detention.
The successful applicant will be able to implement strategies and programs to improve the transition outcomes of young people who may have had varied schooling experiences and a proven capacity to work effectively with them to address their future learning, training and employment pathways.

Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

How to Apply

Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
A 2-pg written statement in response to the attached role description.

We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.

When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.

Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).

The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies.
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