Assistant Manager - Gosford Youth Justice Community Office, Youth Justice

 

Assistant Manager –

Gosford Youth Justice Community Office,

Youth Justice

 

 

• Ongoing, Full time
• Location: Gosford
• Clerk Grade 8/9 Salary ($125,500 - $137,098 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

 

 

This is a targeted recruitment.

While all applicants are welcome, preference will be given to candidates who meet the established standards of the role and are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent.

This is because the Department acknowledges this lived experience contributes a perspective valuable to our work with this community.

 

 

Your role

 

Manage a multidisciplinary team providing service/program delivery that aims to the reduce re-offending of juvenile offenders and enhance their functioning and/or reintegration into the community and increase community safety.

 

 

What you’ll do

 

As part of the Gosford Youth Justice Community your role as the Assistant Manager will be to

 

• Manage a team in service delivery and programs ensuring efficient allocation of resources and ongoing performance management and development of staff and identify opportunities to improve staff skills and capabilities that contribute to effective service delivery.

 

• Supervise staff in delivering intervention and facilitating youth justice conferences, including day-to-day discussions, formal supervision, case plan reviews and report approval to ensure good quality intervention, duty of care and support the organisation’s primary goal of reducing recidivism among young people who offend.

 

• Undertake Risk Assessment and Management to identify risk posed to the community by clients and how this can be minimised through intervention, supervision and risk management strategies and ensure the safety (physical and psychological wellbeing) of staff in the field and in the office.

 

• Ensure accurate record-keeping and data integrity of the CIMS system, to support effective planning, decision making and Quality Assurance process, contributing to the accountability and continuous improvement of the Unit.

 

 

• Work collaboratively, coordinate and communicate with staff, Area Manager and a range of government and non-government stakeholders on service delivery and best practice standards.

 

• Implement changes ensuring that decisions made at a management level are communicated clearly and with transparency to staff, to ensure staff are fully briefed on current actions and activities in the unit, create clear expectations, and encourage trust in leadership in accordance with Departmental policies, procedures, standards and best practice guidelines.

 

 

What we’re looking for

• Recognised tertiary qualifications (diploma or higher) in social work, welfare, psychology, criminology, education or related field or relevant experience.
• A current Driver’s Licence
• Current NSW Working with Children Check clearance

 

Appointments are subject to reference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:

 

• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014

 

 

Download the role description.

 

 

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

 

 

What We Offer

 

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

 

• A challenging and rewarding career

• Flexible, autonomous work environment