About this job
About Us:
The Department of Education is 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.
Your Role:
As a Youth Transition Officer you will:
- Work with young persons and their families in the development of a plan that supports their transition to a suitable education or training pathway
- Develop and maintain connections with other government and non-government organisations across a range of areas, such as youth justice, child safety, housing and health, to support each young person's transition to education and training pathways.
- Assist in the sharing of relevant information across relevant agencies, in accordance with applicable legislative, policy and procedural requirements.
- Support regional Court Liaison Officers in their role of providing information to the Childrens Court, and participating in multi-agency panels designed to provide holistic support to young persons and their families
- Assist in the compilation, recording and reporting of case histories and related data and information.
About You:
The ideal applicant will possess the following skills and abilities:
- The ability to work closely with young people, and their families, with complex backgrounds and needs, in a manner that respects their individual cultures and contexts.
- The ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a complex operational environment, in which information must be managed and shared appropriately.
- Experience and knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge of, operational processes across the education and youth justice systems.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
Interested? To Apply:
Applicants are required to submit:
- a brief resume, contact details for 2 referees (one of whom is your current supervisor); and
- a maximum 2 page written response outlining your suitability for the role under "How you will be assessed" section of the Role Description, please also consider the information contained in the advertisement on Smartjobs in your response.
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.