Principal Guardian (Continuous Applicant Pool)

Description:

The Principal Guardian conducts complex and sensitive structured personal and health care decision making and advocacy for adults with impaired capacity where the Public Guardian acts as appointed guardian or attorney or as statutory health attorney of last resort.

Principal Guardians ensure a client’s rights, interests, views, wishes and preferences are elevated and centred in all decision making and advocacy activities.

Job details Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Community Care
Classification AO6
Workplace Location Cairns region,Townsville region
Job ad reference QLD/617286CAP/25
Closing date 30-Jun-2025
Yearly salary
Fortnightly salary
Total remuneration
Salary Other
Job duration Contracts will vary
Contact person Robyn Hinkley
Contact details Phone: 4417 8124
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The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is an independent statutory office established to protect the rights and interests of adults with impaired decisionmaking capacity, and children and young people in the child protection system and other visitable sites.

Join us as we protect, support, advocate, educate and empower, to build a Queensland where our most vulnerable community members can live with dignity.

Your Key Responsibliities:

• Undertake structured decision making in complex/conflicted situations adhering to organisational policies, practice directions and organisational and legislative frameworks.
• Participate in health care decision making including working weekends and public holidays as required.
• Provide mentoring and support to a small team of guardianship staff to ensure they achieve the performance standards expected by the Office of the Public Guardian.
• Ensuring all client-related documentation and guardianship activities are appropriately recorded, accurate and up-to-date, including Guardianship reports, decision reports, visit reports, health care decisions and file running notes.
• Provide professional level advice, information and support to the Public Guardian and their delegates, particularly in relation to positive behaviours support and restrictive practices.
• Liaise with and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders including community groups, government departments and other agencies involved in providing services to adults with impaired decision-making capacity.
• Participate in community education/ liaison activities as a representative of the Public Guardian including undertaking public speaking engagements.
• Use professional experience and expertise to evaluate and interpret behaviours support documents from an evidence based and human rights perspective

Qualifications and Conditions:

• Possession of a C class driver's licence is a mandatory requirement for this role, as travel is required to attend meetings, events and visits in a range of locations that are often not accessible by alternative means.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote and .

Please ensure you download all attachments and follow the instructions on how to apply.

This is a Continuous Applicant Pool which will be used to fill temporary contracts when they are available in the Cairns and Townsville offices.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

Queensland Government