Court Coordinator

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government seeks a Court Coordinator to represent the Director-General in youth justice court matters and provide advisory support to departmental staff to uphold high standards of court service delivery.

The role requires collaboration with Magistrates, Judges, law enforcement and community organisations to improve outcomes for young people and families while developing and mentoring staff within a dynamic service environment.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate cultural capability and commitment to inclusive practice in line with the Human Rights Act 2019.
• Undertake comprehensive pre-court preparation and conduct necessary pre-court interviews.
• Conduct risk assessments, identify interventions and refer when appropriate.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Magistrates, Judges, legal representatives, police, Community Justice Groups and community organisations to ensure quality court services.
• Provide post-court advice and complete post-court documentation and case notes.
• Maintain office systems and contribute to new systems for court matters and timely recording of outcomes.

Skills

Cultural capability

Stakeholder liaison

Risk assessment

Court procedures knowledge

Case management

Mentoring/coaching

Training delivery

Quality assurance

Education

Tertiary qualification in youth justice, community services or legal field

Job description

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 in order to promote a high standard of departmental services to courts and clients.

As Court Coordinator, 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.
• 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.

Occupational group Community Care