Convenor

The Department Is Committed To Keeping Queensland Communities Safe. Everyone Deserves a Life Free From Violence And Fear. We Are Actively Tackling The Complex Causes Of Youth Crime And Addressing Serious Repeat Offenders And Ensuring Our Systems And Services Not Only Meet, But Anticipate The Needs Of Victims We Do This By

• Providing early intervention, statutory Youth Justice, and detention services to ensure that young people are held accountable for their offending behaviour.
  
  
  

Refer to role description for more information.

This position is based in EMERALD

The role of the Convenor is to facilitate the provision of restorative justice processes within Youth Justice. This involves engaging with the people most affected by a young person's offending and assisting them to determine an appropriate response to repair the harm, reintegrate young people into the community and reduce re-offending. The role will include conducting conferences as an approved Convenor under the Youth Justice Act 1992.

As Convenor, You Will

• Demonstrate cultural capability and/or a commitment to developing cultural capability to ensure an inclusive culture that aligns with the Human Rights Act 2019 and supports departmental programs and community partnerships aimed at preserving cultural connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
• Manage and coordinate the restorative justice processes, with young people who have committed offences, victims and other relevant parties including referrals, identifying and coordinating participants and convening the restorative justice process.
• Manage the complexities and conflicts that may occur or arise within all stages of the restorative justice process.
• Assist in monitoring the suitability, feasibility of and compliance with restorative justice conference agreements.
• Identify appropriate support services for victim/s of offences, make referrals if required, and liaise with service providers, and counsellors, who may be
  
  
  

representing or supporting the victim/s to participate in the restorative justice process.

• Ensure that written and oral information and advice to courts, agencies and other stakeholders is in accordance with relevant statutory, legislative, policy and procedural requirements. Make external referrals to support services.
• Work collaboratively as part of a team, to achieve positive outcomes for victims, young people who have committed offences, their families and the community. This includes mentoring and assisting trainee conveners in their professional development.
• Identify, develop and maintain strong working relationships with relevant external stakeholders. This may include provision of information sessions as required for government and non-government agencies, stakeholders and other relevant parties.
• Proactively work to ensure the use of culturally appropriate, collaborative and evidence-based restorative justice processes that align with Youth Justice strategic direction.
• Actively participate in a range of continuing professional development activities to continuously improve your ability to contribute to organisational goals, including training and accreditation.
• Participate in reflective practice, including debriefing internal and external stakeholders, victim/s and other restorative justice team members.
• Contribute to a departmental culture that ensures sensitive and effective communication with people from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  
  
  

backgrounds as well as an appreciation of cultural protocols and an awareness of the impacts of historical policies and practices.

What We Can Offer You

• Rural and Remote Incentive Allowance of $2,500 every 6 months
• Locality Allowance paid fortnightly of $33.30 ($66.60 with dependents)
• Ability to negotiate subsidised Government Employee Housing if relocating to Emerald
• Relocation expenses considered
• Work-life balance — with flexible working options
• Competitive salary
• Benefits including up to 12.75% superannuation
• Generous leave entitlements
• Career progression opportunities
  
  
  

Occupational group Justice & Legal