Principal Advisor

Youth Justice and Victim Support; Brisbane; In loco; AUD 120.000 - 155.000; Tempo pieno

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Youth Justice and Victim Support Brisbane is seeking a Principal Advisor in the Admission Coordination Unit. The role focuses on prioritising admissions, coordinating interfacility transfers, and liaising with agencies to support vulnerable youths in watchhouses and detention centres.

You will lead major projects, provide expert advice, and develop operational and inter-agency policies. Applicants should demonstrate cultural capability and strong leadership, coordinating a multidisciplinary team

Competenze

• Cultural capability and commitment to inclusive practices per Human Rights Act 2019.
• Ability to oversee prioritisation and coordinate admissions for youth detention.
• Ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders on complex matters.
• Experience leading major projects with compressed timelines.
• Provide high level expert advice, briefs and reports.
• Lead development of operational and practice support solutions.

Mansioni

• Demonstrate cultural capability and commit to inclusive culture.
• Oversee, coordinate and monitor daily prioritisation process for admissions.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders on complex youth watchhouse matters.
• Lead, plan, implement and monitor major projects within tight timeframes.
• Provide high level advice, briefs and reports to stakeholders.
• Develop inter-agency agreements, policies and capacity building.
• Represent and negotiate on behalf of the team in working groups.
• Coordinate team activities as team leader and maintain equitable work environment.

Conoscenze

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Team leadership

Policy development

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Youth Justice and Victim Support – Brisbane QLD

The Admission Coordination Unit is responsible for completing daily prioritisation assessments of all young people in watchhouses who have been refused bail, ensuring those most vulnerable are prioritised for admission. The team also takes a lead role in coordinating out of catchment and interfacility transfers and communicates with a range of internal and external stakeholders about watchhouse matters and admissions to Youth Detention Centres (YDCs).

The Admission Coordination Unit coordinates admissions to the Wacol Youth Remand Centre (WYRC) and other YDCs. The team works closely with the YDCs and regional stakeholders to identify the optimal placement for YPs in accordance with their catchment, identified needs and risk assessments.

The Admission Coordination Unit is also responsible for providing high level advice in response to matters raised by oversight agencies and other stakeholders (including the Queensland Police Service) in relation to young people being held in watchhouses.

As Principal Advisor, Admission Coordination Unit, 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.
• Oversee, coordinate and monitor the daily prioritisation process and assist the youth detention centres in the coordination of admissions.
• Liaise and consult with internal and external stakeholders about a range of complex matters impacting young people in watchhouses, including urgent risks associated with individual young people, youth detention and/or watchhouse capacity issues, operational and transport considerations.
• Lead, coordinate, plan, implement and monitor major projects within compressed timeframes to achieve desired outcomes.
• Provide high level expert advice, correspondence, briefs and reports and support a range of internal and external stakeholders in relation to queries about young people in watchhouses and associated processes.
• Lead the development of operational and practice support solutions, including inter-agency agreements, policies, procedures and capacity building for internal and external stakeholders.
• Represent and negotiate on behalf of the team in internal and external working groups to influence and develop solutions, presenting complex information and advice for service delivery consideration.
• Work within a team environment as a team leader, to coordinate the activities of team members and contribute to the accountable and equitable work environment as delegated by the Manager.
• Represent and negotiate on behalf of the team in internal and external working groups to influence and develop solutions, presenting information and advice for service delivery consideration.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.