AddressDo you have a passion for supporting vulnerable, disengaged young people? An exciting opportunity exists to join the Regional Youth Engagement Team in Student Child and Family Connect portfolio of Darling Downs South West Region. As a Senior Project Officer in the Youth Engagement Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for tracking all disengaged school-aged children across our region and finding education, training or employment options for them as well as supporting priorities and strategies aligned to the department’s improvement agenda.
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
Responsibilities include:
- Undertake and participate in designated project and organisational change activities.
- Resolve problems and assist in the development and implementation of initiatives, plans, policies, procedures, processes and systems for effective and efficient administration of departmental services.
- Assist in coordinating the development and implementation of plans, policies and procedures and in managing processes.
- Closely monitor project timeframes and report any potential slippages.
- Provide clear and regular reporting to senior officers and other staff within the division on project progress or other agreed key performance indicators to assist in monitoring and decision making.
- Develop and maintain good working relationships with all relevant stakeholders.
- Attend meetings with departmental officers to discuss, evaluate and revise plans, systems and procedures.
- Regularly disseminate information to all departmental staff on significant departmental initiatives relating to the intent and purpose of the activities of the unit.
Please view 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 maximum 2-A4 page written statement (minimum Arial 10 font) about how your achievements and capabilities meet the requirements of the role, relevant to the ‘How you will be Assessed' section of 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.
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. )
