
Team Leader
Department of Youth Justice
Posted 17 days ago
As Team Leader, you will specifically:
• Provide supervision to staff in the use of evidenced based skills and processes associated with reductions in re-offending (including use of the case management framework, use of risk assessment tool, and providing targeted interventions including collaborative problem solving, pro-social modelling, cognitive techniques, and restorative justice).
• Allocate, prioritise and quality assure individual tasks in accordance with departmental procedures and statutory, financial, and administrative delegations.
• Participate in professional development and maintain knowledge of contemporary, evidence-based practice in work with young people who offend,
including accreditation as required.
• Oversee the suicide risk management process in the youth justice service centre.
• Provide timely advice and assistance on complex matters to ensure the delivery of quality youth justice casework and restorative justice practices.
• Participate as a member of the youth justice service centre staff and management teams and contribute to strategic and operational planning, reviews,
and key decision-making.
• Develop collaborative, professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate cooperation on case related matters and restorative justice processes.
• Assist in identifying trends and issues in client service delivery and evaluating client outcomes, including performance reporting, to ensure coordinated local service delivery.
• Provide ongoing recruitment, selection, professional development and culturally appropriate supervision and leadership to staff.
• Contribute to a departmental culture that ensures sensitive and effective communication with people from other cultures including people from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds as well as an appreciation of cultural protocols and an awareness of the impacts of historical policies and practices.
Position Requirements - also refer Role Profile
• It is a mandatory requirement for the occupant of this position to hold an unrestricted driver's licence.
• This role provides support services to children and young people and therefore will require a valid Blue Card with the organisation.
• It is a requirement of this role to have possession of a tertiary degree relevant to the role such as social work, behavioural science or social science, criminology, or other recognised degree.
• While the position is based in Toowoomba, travel within the region for site visits and to other regional officers will be required in this role. This includes overnight stays.
• Citizenship/visa: to be employed in a position, you must be an Australian citizen, have permanent residency status or a visa permitting you to work in Australia.
• Successful applicants will be subject to a criminal history check or blue card screening.
• Applications remain current for 12 months and may be considered for identical or similar vacancies (these may be at a different location).
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/623346/25
Closing Date: Friday, 14th March 2025
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