Principal Practice Officer

Job details

Position status Permanent Position type Full-time Occupational group Justice & Legal Classification AO7 Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City Job ad reference QLD/555191/24 Closing date 15-Apr-2024 Yearly salary Fortnightly salary Total remuneration Salary Other Job duration Contact person Jay-Lee Hutchison Contact details Phone: 0733853562

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As Principal Practice Officer, you will specifically:

• Lead review processes which support and facilitate continuous improvement of Youth Justice services. This includes facilitating consultations, supporting front-line staff to understand data trends, the evidence-base, and collaboratively develop local and system-level action to generate change, as well as generate reports to formalise findings.
• Provide high level leadership and identify, research, and analyse complex operational and practice issues and lead the development and implementation of evidence-based solutions and major projects within tight timeframes to achieve desired outcomes.
• Prepare high level advice on current practice, relevant operational policy implications, legislation and programs and the preparation of a range of written material including cabinet submissions, executive correspondence, briefing material and information papers in relation to Youth Justice service delivery.
• Effectively engage and consult with other teams and with various other areas within the Department to identify practice issues and to develop strategic and operational solutions, including facilitation of focus groups and consultations.
• Represent and negotiate on behalf of the organisation in external and internal discussions and relevant working groups about the development of practice initiatives and major youth justice-based projects that enhance and develop current practices.
• Collect, analyse and report on data and evidence from a range of academic, operational and corporate sources and produce a range of outputs and products to effectively and strategically communicate findings in a way that meets the needs of key stakeholders and target audiences.
• Provide high level expert advice and information to the Youth Justice Manager, Director Quality and Improvement, and other key stakeholders pertaining to complex Youth Justice Service delivery issues and trends and presenting information for service delivery consideration, including proactively looking for opportunities to work to reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in the youth justice system.
• Work within a team environment, and if necessary, as a team leader, to coordinate the activities of team members and contribute to the promotion of an accountable and equitable work environment as delegated by the Manager.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 555191 24 - Role Description (Word, 804KB)

555191 24 - Application-Package-DYJESBT (PDF, 1.89MB)

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