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Staff Wellness Officer

Queensland Government
Brisbane Full-day Temporary

Description:

The Department Is Committed To Keeping Queensland Communities Safe. Everyone Deserves a Life Free From Violence And Fear. We Are Actively Tackling The Complex Causes Of Youth Crime And Addressing Serious Repeat Offenders And Ensuring Our Systems And Services Not Only Meet But Anticipate The Needs Of Victims. We Do This By

  • Providing early intervention, statutory Youth Justice, and detention services to ensure that young people are held accountable for their offending behaviour. We help support them to become responsible members of the community.
  • Providing trauma-informed support and resources to victims to ensure they can recover and heal, whilst ensuring the voices and experiences of victims are heard and respected.


Our programs and community partnerships preserve cultural connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to achieve positive life outcomes

As Staff Wellness Officer, you will work closely with the youth remand/detention management team to promote workforce health, wellbeing and resilience within a dynamic operational environment

Key Responsibilities Are

  • Lead the provision of professional and confidential short-term mental health services to youth remand/detention staff, including Critical Incident Stress Debriefing as required. Facilitate referrals to external mental health services where staff are identified as requiring additional or extended support.
  • Provide expert and evidence-based advice and support to the youth remand/detention management team on organisational health, wellbeing and


resilience initiatives. Lead and/or coordinate initiatives with a range of stakeholders as required.

  • Lead the development, review, implementation and delivery of staff training programs, initiatives and resources that promote health, wellbeing and resilience that are tailored to the youth detention service delivery context.
  • Build the capacity of managers and supervisors to develop leadership and supervision skills that support health, wellbeing and resilience within their


workgroups.

  • Provide expert and evidence-based advice on a range of workforce development and business objectives as required by the youth detention management team.
  • Provide input into reviews of relevant policies, procedures and strategies as required.
  • Manage conflicts of interest as per relevant departmental policies and processes.


Role Specific/technical Skills

  • You understand the impacts of historical and contemporary policy and practices upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. You have a demonstrated ability to engage and communicate effectively, and with humility, with Aboriginal and Torres


Strait Islander peoples.

  • Knowledge of workforce health and wellbeing needs and issues relevant to youth detention centres or similar operational environments


Mandatory Requirements

Tell us about you:

  • Provide a short statement of no more than two pages telling us why you are interested in this role and outlining what your motivation is to join us. This should also summarise your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies/capabilities and duties/responsibilities.
  • Your current resume detailing your previous work or voluntary experience including two referees who have a thorough knowledge of your conduct and


performance over the past 2 years, or an appropriate period

Applications will remain current for 12 months.

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