Police Liaison Officer

Description:

You will assist in developing trust and understanding between members of the Queensland Police Service and local communities, by developing engagement and liaison mechanisms with local indigenous and/or multicultural communities.

Project Booyah is a Queensland Police Youth Mentoring program that utilises adventure based learning, leadership skills, decision making/problem solving exercises, resilience, policing strategies and family inclusive principles to help young people aged 14-17 years make better life choices.

Please refer to role profile for full details.

Your Key Accountabilities

The core capability requirements for this role are:

• Contribute to organisational understanding and other multicultural and multifaith communities.
• Assist police officers to communicate effectively with cultural appropriateness to members of the local community by providing advice on multicultural and multifaith customs and protocols.
• Work with QPS members to identify opportunities to strengthen community engagement and the development of QPS crime prevention and early intervention strategies, that are culturally appropriate.
• Assist multicultural and multifaith community members to access policing services and provide advice to QPS members on referral to other community services where necessary.
• Positively and proactively engage with multicultural and multifaith community groups to identify and build community based and/ community led programs and initiatives.
• Identify and link key stakeholders across police, community and government agencies in support of community based/ community led programs and/ or initiatives to improve community safety.

• This position involves driving of QPS vehicles. The occupant of this position is required to hold a Queensland ‘C' class driver's licence or have the ability to acquire a driver's licence.
• This position requires wearing a Police Liaison Officer uniform and adherence to the QPS Code of Dress and Appearance.
• This position requires working to a set roster and may also involve weekend work and shift work to attend local festivals, and forums and to meet the policing needs of the local area - Shift penalties and overtime may apply.