EOI - Court Liaison Officer - Metropolitan North Region

Do you have a passion for supporting vulnerable young people involved with the criminal justice system to re-engage with education and training? Do you have knowledge and experience in the area of student protection and the youth justice system, with a proven capacity to build and sustain positive relationships with stakeholders and clients within a culturally sensitive environment? Being a Court Liaison Officer offers you the opportunity to work closely with other government agencies and stakeholders, draw on the capabilities of various services and support, and join them together to devise tailored advice and support to young people who appear in court

This temporary vacancy is open to Expressions of Interest and any extensions to this appointment will not exceed 12 months.

About The Department Of Education

The Department of Education is committed to giving all children a great start, engaging young people in learning, creating safe and inclusive workplaces and investing in communities for a stronger Queensland. Our human rights commitment is to create a stronger, fairer Queensland by respecting, protecting and promoting human rights in everything we do. Our objectives are: A great start for all children, every student succeeding, Building Queensland communities, Safe and capable people delivering our vision, Fair and safe workplaces and communities. Our vision is one of equity and excellence in a progressive, high performing education system that realises the potential of every student.

Your Role

This role is based in the Metropolitain Regional Office (Nundah) and the Brisbane Children's Court. As the Court Liaison Officer (Brisbane Children's Court) you will build strong relationships with young people and families involved in the Youth Justice System to assess their education needs and support their reintegration into an appropriate education pathway. The CLO acts as a conduit in finding appropriate educational pathways in liaison with Youth Justice, areas of the Department of Education such as Youth Engagement Hubs, and other relevant stakeholders.

The CLO attends court (ie on call-over and sentencing days) and will actively seek out and engage with the identified young people and their families. The CLO's are also called upon to provide Magistrates with current education enrolment information to help guide sentencing and bail conditions.

Responsibilities Include

As the CLO you will:

Liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders including Magistrates, Judges, Youth Justice Services, legal representatives, police, Community Justice Groups and community organisations, providing a departmental perspective.
Refer young people, including those with minimal required intervention, and those with high complex educational needs, to avenues for direct support/advocacy.
Develop an education plan to support a young person to transition into a suitable educational pathway in consultation with the young person, their family, Child Safety, Youth Justice and other relevant stakeholders.
Ensure privacy and confidentiality requirements are adhered to so that information obtained from young people and families and departmental information systems is used within legislative and policy requirements.
Establish and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders to assist with young people's re-engagement in educational pathways.


Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.

Interested? To Apply:

Attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant work history).
Attach a 1-page written statement in response to the attached role description.


We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.

Applicants need to be a current Queensland Government employee to be eligible to apply.

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).

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