Senior Advisor

Queensland Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support in Brisbane seeks an experienced recruitment advisor to support culturally appropriate talent acquisition for youth detention roles. You will work with executives and applicants, helping shape inclusive recruitment practices and strategic projects.

Under direction, you will engage with stakeholders, manage recruitment activities across locations, prepare reports, and contribute to workforce diversity and continuous improvement while

Responsibilities

• Deliver culturally appropriate advice to executives and applicants on recruitment and selection for youth detention roles.
• Facilitate community engagement and talent attraction activities across locations to fill vacancies in youth detention centres.
• Build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to enable quality service delivery and outcomes.
• Work to grow a diverse and culturally capable workforce in collaboration with other areas.
• Prepare reports and maintain accurate records related to human resource matters.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of HR practices, policy and procedures to deliver contemporary solutions.
• Contribute to evaluation of services and implementation of new initiatives from strategic plans for continuous improvement.
• Participate as part of a cohesive high performing team.

Job description

Queensland Department of Youth Justice and Victim Support - Brisbane QLD

Within this scope you will assist the Manager to identify relevant talent acquisition pathways, deliver practical information about culturally appropriate recruitment and selection methods, and contribute expert knowledge and skills to assist the team to implement strategic recruitment projects within a dynamic and evolving workforce environment and with a complex workforce in mind.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver contemporary culturally appropriate advice and consulting services to executives, and applicants relating to recruitment and selection for roles within the youth detention stream of the Department.
• With direction from the manager, facilitate community engagement and talent attraction activities with a view to manage portfolios of clients, applicants and locations to fill vacancies in youth detention centres.
• Build professional and productive working partnerships with a portfolio of internal and external stakeholders to facilitate quality service delivery, practice and outcomes.
• Work closely with other areas to contribute to initiatives that enable the growth of a diverse and culturally capable workforce.
• Prepare reports and other correspondence related to human resource matters and issues, and ensure accurate records are maintained.
• Maintain sound and current knowledge of human resource management practices, policy and procedures to ensure contemporary human resource solutions are delivered to clients.
• Contribute to the evaluation of services and the implementation of new initiatives from the Department's strategic and operational plans to ensure continuous improvement and implementation of quality human resource management to achieve organisational strategic goals.
• Participate as part of a cohesive high performing team in which all members' contributions are valued and encouraged.

This role will require a valid Blue Card.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.