**Key Responsibilities:
Undertake comprehensive pre-court preparation in accordance with procedures and court quality benchmarks including conducting and assisting others to conduct the necessary pre-court interviews.
Conduct assessments of risk factors, identify early intervention opportunities, make appropriate referrals, and consider written material to formulate confident court submissions.
Liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders including Magistrates, Judges, legal representatives, police, Community Justice Groups, and community organisations to ensure the provision of quality court services and further quality outcomes/ actions for young people and their families/carers.
Provide post-court advice to young people, families/carers, stakeholders, and relevant youth justice staff as well as comprehensively completing post-court documentation and case notes.
Maintain office systems and contribute to the development of new systems in relation to court matters to ensure the efficient management of court appearances, timely recording of outcomes and monitoring of trends and issues.
Participate as a member of the youth justice service centre management team and contribute to strategic and operational planning, reviews, and key decision-making.
Provide a consultancy role for departmental staff and other key stakeholders in relation to youth justice court related matters, including mentoring and coaching relevant staff, participating in the delivery of local training initiatives and quality assuring material for court.
Undertake professional casework and restorative justice tasks and activities as required.
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 processes.
We'll assess your suitability for this role by looking at what you've done previously - the knowledge, skills and experience you've built, your potential for development, and your personal qualities.
Every staff member is expected to role model leadership behaviours. This role requires the leadership capabilities of an individual contributor profile as outlined in the Leadership competencies for Queensland booklet.
Vision:
Leads Strategically.
Thinks critically and acts on the broader purpose of the system.
Leads change in complex environments.
Embraces change and leads with focus and optimism in an environment on complexity and ambiguity.
Results:
Builds enduring relationships.
Builds and sustains relationships to enable the collaborative delivery of customer-focussed outcomes.
Drives accountability and outcomes.
Demonstrates accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism, persistence, and transparency.
Accountability:
Demonstrates sound governance.
Maintains a high standard of practice through governance and risk management.
Fosters healthy and inclusive workplaces.
Fosters an inclusive workplace where health, safety and wellbeing is promoted and prioritised.
Mandatory requirements:
Possession of a tertiary degree relevant to the role such as social work, behavioural science or social science, criminology, or other recognised degree [see the Other important information section below regarding other recognised degrees].
Travel is a requirement of this position, therefore, it is a requirement that the applicant hold a current 'C' Class Drivers licence.
This role provides support services to children and young people and therefore will require a valid Blue Card with the organisation.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/649661/25
Closing Date: Monday, 4th August 2025
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