AddressWe are seeking a Court Liaison Officer to work on a temporary basis with at risk young people appearing in the Children's Court, to assess their education needs and support their reintegration into an appropriate education pathway. The Court Liaison Officer reports to the Director, Student Child and Family Connect.
About the Department:
The Department of Education are dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role:
As the Court Liaison Officer, you will have responsibility for the following:
- Liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders including Magistrates, Youth Justice Services, legal representatives, police, Community Justice Groups and community organisations, providing a departmental perspective.
- Build strong relationships with young people and families involved in the Youth Justice System.
- Assess the young person's enrolment status and liaise with them and their family/carers, their legal representative, police prosecutions, and youth justice staff to offer education assistance if required.
- Refer young people, including those with minimal required intervention, and those with high complex educational needs, to avenues for direct support/advocacy.
- Provide information related to a young person's educational history to Childrens Courts.
- Act as a conduit in finding appropriate educational pathways in partnership with Youth Justice, Department of Education and other relevant stakeholders.
- Develop educational reengagement plans to support a young people to transition into a suitable educational pathways in consultation with the young person, their family, Child Safety, Youth Justice and other relevant stakeholders.
- Ensure privacy and confidentiality requirements are adhered to so that information obtained from young people and families and departmental information systems is used within legislative and policy requirements.
- Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to assist with young people's re-engagement in educational pathways.
- Represent the Department of Education on relevant multi-agency panels
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
- Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
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.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
The Department of Education is a family inclusive workplace. Click here to find out more about our Inclusion and Diversity strategies. ( https://alt-qed.qed.qld.gov.au/working-with-us/induction/department/human-resources/inclusion-and-diversity#:~:text=Pathways%20to%20Parity,participate%20fully%20in%20our%20workplaces. )
