Senior Transition Officer

Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support

The department is committed to keeping Queensland communities safe. Everyone deserves a life free from violence and fear. We are actively tackling the complex causes of youth crime and addressing serious repeat offenders and ensuring our systems and services not only meet but anticipate the needs of victims.

About The Role
Coordinate and deliver the Transition to Success (T2S) program for a local area and supervise its development, implementation, and ongoing delivery and improvement. While the focus of the role is largely operational, the role will provide valuable feedback to contribute to the strategic success of the program State-wide. The T2S program is an intensive therapeutic program which supports young people subject to Youth Justice orders or those identified at significant risk of entering the justice system.

Key Responsibilities
As Senior Transition Officer, 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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Work effectively to plan, coordinate, promote, generate referrals, manage referrals, and deliver intensive transition group programs for young people with complex needs and who may be subject to statutory orders in accordance with relevant departmental policies, practice standards, and procedures.
• Supervise or assist in the supervision of a team of multidisciplinary staff to ensure the delivery of high quality client intervention and referral services in accordance with relevant departmental policies, practice standards and procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of contemporary trends, practices, funding initiatives and service delivery options to ensure the delivery of best practice youth justice programs and services, and assist in identifying trends and issues in client service delivery and evaluating client outcomes, including performance reporting, to ensure continuous improvement.
• Create and foster collaborative, professional relationships with key stakeholders including relevant internal and external stakeholders to:
• promote effective coordination, integration and delivery of high quality intensive group and individual programs and activities for young people on youth justice orders and young people at risk of entering the justice system. External stakeholders may include but are not limited to Education, Registered Training Organisations, Child safety, not-for-profits, and business sectors.
• Establish effective transition pathways for participants including establishing an understanding of opportunities for youth employment in the local area, youth employment incentives, and links to other education programs and further training.
• Participate as a member of the youth justice service centre management team and contribute to strategic and operational planning, reviews and key decision-making, in addition to actively participating in and contributing to the good governance and objectives of the T2S State-Wide team and Transitions Services directorate.
• Promote the accomplishments of young people, the department, and community through written and verbal communication channels to support the ongoing delivery of the program.
• Establish and maintain recording and reporting systems in accordance with legislation and departmental policies and procedures to ensure efficient and accountable management and delivery of youth justice programs.
• Where applicable provide ongoing recruitment, selection, professional development and culturally appropriate supervision and leadership to program staff
• Ensure compliance with Workplace Health and Safety legislation and maintain regular audits to ensure compliance is maintained. Ensure that safety equipment is available and all equipment used in conjunction with the T2S program is safe to operate.

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