Youth Transition Officer - North Queensland Region

Permanent

job

recruited via Department of Education and Training (Queensland) (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia)

Job Reference QLD/NQR675024/26P

Closing date January 20, 2026

Location Townsville region

Status

Permanent

Contact

0439 108 549

About this job

About the Department of Education:

Student Child and Family Connect is responsible for ensuring Queensland state school students are engaged in learning, achieving and successfully transitioning to further education, training and work.

Your Role:

We are looking for someone who believes in our commitment to supporting young people in the youth justice system.

The role will work with and support the work of Court Liaison Officers, who work with young persons appearing in the Children's Court to assess their educational needs and support their reintegration into an appropriate education and training pathways.

The successful applicant will be required to work collaboratively with Court Liaison Officers, school and regional staff, and to build strong relationships with young people and families involved in the youth justice system.

Responsibilities include:

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 Children's 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.

Benefits:

• 12.5% superannuation
• Opportunity for flexible work arrangements
• Opportunity for professional development

Mandatory requirements:

• Bluecard

Submit Your Application:

• Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history)
• Attach a 2-page written statement in response to the attached role description.
• Attach a copy of your mandatory qualifications/registration outlined in 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.