Conditions of Employment:

• Salary: $95,033 to $106,472 pro rata per annum + 10% Superannuation
• Classification: General Stream Band 6
• Award/Agreement: Health and Human Services (Tasmanian State Service) Award
• Location: North – Ashley Youth Detention Centre (513523a), Deloraine
• Hours of Work: Fixed-term full time day work starting ASAP for a period of up to three years (part-time hours may be considered by negotiation)

About the Team

Children, Youth and Families (CYF) provides integrated programs that support all children, young people, and their families in Tasmania. Youth Justice Services includes Ashley Youth Detention Centre (AYDC) which provides 24-hour residential youth justice services.

The Policy and Program Support Officer is to ensure that the programs and services which are delivered to young people in contact with the youth justice system, achieve enduring positive outcomes, meet agreed quality standards, and promote safety, health, and well-being.

About You

In addition to meeting the essential requirements, to succeed long term in this role you should possess the following skills and attributes:

• Genuine motivation to work within a custodial and community youth justice environment
• High level strategic, conceptual and analytical skills to contribute to operational policy development, evaluation and implementation.
• Strong project and change management skills, including planning, organising and workload prioritisation with the capacity to lead and manage complex activity.
• High level interpersonal, collaboration and relationship building skills, with the ability to negotiate and solve complex problems.
• High level written communication skills, with the ability to produce accurate, well written, complex documents regarding sensitive issues within a tight timeframe.
• Well developed teamwork, flexibility, and the ability to support others through a period of change and ambiguity.
• Align to our workplace values; Kind, Connected, Committed, Respectful

Duties Include:

• Provide a high level of research, analysis, and contemporary advice on policy and/or project issues relevant to restorative justice and therapeutic responses for young people who are offending.
• Develop options and put forward recommendations associated with the review of operational policies, guidelines, and manuals in order to support contemporary best practice and to provide clear client pathways in order to meet current and future business needs.
• Maintain effective collaborative working relationships with relevant stakeholders in Children Youth and Families, other areas of Communities Tasmania, other State and Federal agencies, the private and non-government sector as required.
• Support the implementation and management of new initiatives and service improvements that promote better outcomes for young people and encourage innovative and integrated service provision.
• Collate complex information and produce a range of written material including discussion papers, procedures, reports, submissions, briefing notes, minutes and correspondence.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for ALL the selection criteria of this position. Please address the Selection Criteria in your application.

Essential Requirements:

• Current Tasmanian Working with Children Registration (Employment type)

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

• • a) crimes of violence
  • b) sex related offences
  • c) serious drug offences
  • d) crimes involving dishonesty
  • e) serious traffic offences

2. Identification check

3. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Desirable Requirements: A suitable tertiary qualification.

How to Apply:

Your written application should demonstrate using examples the relevant skills, experience or knowledge you have for each selection criteria (listed in the Statement of Duties) within 2 pages.

Click on the ‘Apply Now’ button to log in/create an account and submit the application form. The form requires you to answer eligibility questions, upload a copy of your CV, upload a copy of your written application and the details of two referees.

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties and speak to the Contact Officer prior to applying for an overview of the workplace, duties, and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties (PDF): 513523a Policy and Program Support Officer Band 6 (September 2021) HAHSA.pdf

Statement of Duties (Word): 513523a Policy and Program Support Officer Band 6 (September 2021) HAHSA.docx

Applicant Guide - Communities Tasmania_2020.pdf

Applicant Guide - Communities Tasmania_2020.docx

For more information (Contact Officer):

Name: Jane Wood

Email: [email protected], using the subject line: Policy and Program Support Officer - Ashley Youth Detention Centre enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Phone: (03) 6166 3890

For support in submitting your application and adjustment requests: please email [email protected]

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