Court Coordinator

Youth Justice and Victim Support; Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Youth Justice and Victim Support in Cherbourg QLD is seeking a Court Coordinator to represent the Director-General in youth justice court matters, provide expert advice, and act as a consultant to staff, ensuring high standards of court services for young people and families.

The role reports to the Team Leader and involves pre-court preparation, risk assessment, stakeholder liaison, post-court documentation, and participation in strategic planning and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive pre-court preparation in accordance with procedures and court quality benchmarks.
• 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.

Job description

Youth Justice and Victim Support – Cherbourg QLD

The role of the Court Coordinator is to represent the Director-General in youth justice court matters, provide advice and act as a consultant to other departmental staff to promote a high standard of departmental services to courts and clients.

Reports to: Team Leader

Key responsibilities:

As Court Coordinator, you will specifically:

• 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.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.