Court Coordinator , Children, Youth Justice and Multicultural Affairs

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.
Job details Position status Permanent
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Justice & Legal
Classification PO3
Workplace Location Rockhampton region
Job ad reference QLD/538709/24
Closing date 05-Feb-2024
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Contact person Nicole McCance
Contact details Phone: 0748484600
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The Court Coordinator key responsibilities are:

• 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.

Delegations:

• Court Coordinators have a range of statutory delegations under the Youth Justice Act 1992.

Mandatory qualifications:

• It is a requirement of this role to have possession of a tertiary degree relevant to the role such as social work, behavioural science or social science, criminology or other recognised degree.
• This role provides support services to children and young people and therefore will require a valid Blue Card with the organisation.
• It is a mandatory requirement for the occupant of this position to hold an unrestricted driver's licence or be prepared to obtain a manual licence if they do not. Officers are required to drive government vehicles as a part of their day-to-day work.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/538709/24
Closing Date: Monday, 5th February 2024
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