Youth Transition Officer - Metropolitan South Region

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking a Youth Transition Officer to support education and training engagement for young people in the youth justice system. You will work with families to explain viable pathways and coordinate with schools to enhance retention and transition outcomes.

You will collaborate with other government departments and community organisations to ensure the right supports are available, and build networks across schools to tailor interventions to diverse needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to young people and families to inform options for education and training pathways.
• Support vulnerable young people from diverse backgrounds, including First Nations youth, youth in care, and young people with disability.
• Assist schools in developing retention and transition strategies to improve education outcomes for vulnerable students.
• Forge links with external government departments, community agencies and training organisations to ensure appropriate support.
• Establish and maintain networks with school-based support staff across a cluster of schools to provide targeted interventions.

Job description

About the Department of Education:Working for the Queensland Department of Education means joining an organisation that values its people and promotes leadership and innovation. Be part of an environment that respects professionalism and diversity, offers training and development opportunities and embraces flexible careers and work-life balance. Find out more about working with us.Your opportunity:As a Youth Transition Officer, you will provide a range of support and services to young people in the youth justice system, particularly surrounding engagement or reengagement with education and training.In this role you will:Provide support to young people and their families to ensure they are well informed of their available options relating to viable education and training pathways.Work with and support the needs of vulnerable young people from diverse and complex backgrounds, including First Nations young persons, young persons with disability and young persons in care.Provide support to schools that will assist in the development and implementation of successful retention and transition strategies and programs that will improve the education outcomes for vulnerable students.Forge links with external government departments, community agencies and training organisations to ensure young people in the youth justice system receive the appropriate support.Establish and maintain effective networks with school-based support staff across a cluster of schools to secure provision of support and interventions as necessary to create scaffolding that is unique to the demographic and nature of individual transition management.Please refer to the Role Description for a full list of responsibilities.Interested? To Apply:Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.Attach evidence of the mandatory requirements outlined in the attached role description.We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.