Youth Transition Officer

3 days ago

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Queensland Government Full time

About Us:
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 the Role:
Responsibilities include, but not limited to;
Work with and support the needs of vulnerable young people from diverse and complex backgrounds, including First Nations young persons, young persons with disability and young persons in care.
Support schools to interpret and enact departmental policies, practices and procedures relating to vulnerable young people to ensure they remain engaged in education.
Provide support to schools that will assist in the development and implementation of successful retention and transition strategies and programs that will improve the education outcomes for vulnerable students.
Collate confidential information, identifying needs and barriers to formulate the basis for activities required to support the young person's transition to the education or training pathway.
Forge links with external government departments, community agencies and training organisations to ensure young people in the youth justice system receive the appropriate support.
Assist Court Liaison Officers in supporting young people in the youth justice system to engage, or reengage, with education and training.

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 response to the How you will be Assessed section of 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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