Youth Family & Community Resource Officer

Youth Justice and Victim Support; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Youth Justice and Victim Support – Cairns QLD is seeking a Youth, Family and Community Resource Officer to provide high quality support and intervention services to young people subject to a youth justice intervention, their families and communities.

The role emphasizes cultural capability and collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, partners and service providers to reduce over-representation and support positive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• 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
• Deliver support and intervention services to young people subject to a youth justice intervention, their families and communities in accordance with legislative, policy and procedural requirements.
• Implement culturally appropriate individualised case plans through designing and implementing intervention strategies, negotiating with service providers and linking clients to the services/supports they require
• Participate productively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team involving a range of internal and external stakeholders and service providers to achieve quality service outcomes.
• Liaise and develop effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including families, elders, other key community members, community agencies and Government departments.
• Undertake a range of record and information management tasks including maintenance of case records, preparation of reports, performance reporting and data entry to ensure casework and organisational accountability.
• Actively participate in training and development activities to develop and maintain an appropriate knowledge and skills base to ensure that service delivery is consistent with departmental priorities and objectives, service objectives, current trends and relevant legislation, policies and procedures.
• Actively participate in and contribute to the good governance and objectives of the directorate and department.

Job description

Youth Family & Community Resource Officer

Youth Justice and Victim Support – Cairns QLD

The role of the Youth, Family and Community Resource Officer is to provide high quality support and intervention services to young people subject to a youth justice intervention, their families and communities within a goal of reducing the over representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in the youth justice system.

This is designated as an Identified role, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples based on the genuine occupational requirements, in accordance with section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, and the Recruitment and Selection (Directive 07/23).

This recruitment process is targeted to women as an equal opportunity measure in accordance with section 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 to support diversity in this organisation, it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to identify as a woman.

Targeted Vacancy

This is designated as an Identified role, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples based on the genuine occupational requirements, in accordance with section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, and the Recruitment and Selection (Directive 07/23).
This recruitment process is targeted to women as an equal opportunity measure in accordance with section 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 to support diversity in this organisation, it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to identify as a woman.

As the Youth, Family and Community Resource Officer, 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


• Deliver support and intervention services to young people subject to a youth justice intervention, their families and communities in accordance with legislative, policy and procedural requirements.


• Implement culturally appropriate individualised case plans through designing and implementing intervention strategies, negotiating with service providers and linking clients to the services/supports they require (including formal and informal services, government and non-government agencies).


• Participate productively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team involving a range of internal and external stakeholders and service providers to achieve quality service outcomes.


• Liaise and develop effective working relationships with relevant stakeholders including families, elders, other key community members, community agencies and Government departments.


• Undertake a range of record and information management tasks including maintenance of case records, preparation of reports, performance reporting and data entry to ensure casework and organisational accountability.


• Actively participate in training and development activities to develop and maintain an appropriate knowledge and skills base to ensure that service delivery is consistent with departmental priorities and objectives, service objectives, current trends and relevant legislation, policies and procedures.


• Actively participate in and contribute to the good governance and objectives of the directorate and department.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.