Description:
The Senior Advisor, Youth Detention Recruitment is responsible for providing best practice advice, specialising in the recruitment and selection of frontline Detention Youth Workers and other departmental staff within youth detention.Within this scope you will deliver practical information about culturally appropriate recruitment and selection methods including talent attraction, candidate assessment, guidance to tools available, as well as on-boarding, induction and retention of staff. You will also be required to contribute expert knowledge and skills to assist the team to implement strategic recruitment projects in a complex workforce.
In Youth Justice you will have the opportunity to work together with people, partners and across places to enable young Queenslanders, especially the most vulnerable, to have positive life choices and opportunities.
As The Senior Advisor's You Will
- Deliver contemporary culturally appropriate advice and consulting services to executives, and applicants relating to recruitment and selection for roles within the youth detention stream of the Department.
- Specifically manage a portfolio of clients, applicants and locations to fill vacancies in youth detention centres.
- Build professional and productive working partnerships with a portfolio of internal and external stakeholders to facilitate quality service delivery, practice and outcomes.
- Work closely with other areas to contribute to initiatives that enable the growth of a diverse and culturally capable workforce.
- Prepare reports and other correspondence related to human resource matters and issues, and ensure accurate records are maintained.
- Maintain sound and current knowledge of human resource management practices, policy and procedures to ensure contemporary human resource solutions are delivered to clients.
- Contribute to the evaluation of services and the implementation of new initiatives from the Department's strategic and operational plans to ensure continuous improvement and implementation of quality human resource management to achieve organisational strategic goals.
- Participate as part of a cohesive high performing team in which all members' contributions are valued and encouraged.
- Demonstrate ability or capacity to acquire skills in communicating sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and developing a sound knowledge and understanding of the issues which impact upon them in a contemporary society.
- Apply via www.smartjobs.qld.gov.au
- a statement not more than two pages that summarises your skills, experience and achievements against the leadership competencies/capabilities and duties/responsibilities.
- a current resume containing details of 2 referees. At least one referee should have a thorough knowledge of your work over the past two years as your manager or supervisor.
If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact Leanne.Beikoff@youthjustice.qld.gov.au
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Occupational group HR & Industrial Relations
16 Jan 2026;
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