3x PO4 Team Leader
1x Temporary
2x Permanent
Salary: $118,967 to $127,941 per annum plus 12.75% superannuation

Job details Position status Permanent,Temporary
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Community Care
Classification PO4
Workplace Location Cairns region,Far North Qld
Job ad reference QLD/702228/26
Closing date 12-Oct-2026
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Fortnightly salary
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Salary Other
Job duration Until 15 September 2027 (possible extension)
Contact person Tristian Tilse-Moore
Contact details Phone: 4255 7585
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As Team Leader, you will specifically:

- Provide supervision to staff in the use of evidenced based skills and processes associated with reductions in re-offending (including use of the case management framework, use of risk assessment tool, and providing targeted interventions including collaborative problem solving, pro-social modelling, cognitive techniques, and restorative justice).
- Allocate, prioritise and quality assure individual tasks in accordance with departmental procedures and statutory, financial and administrative delegations. These tasks may include those relating to Intensive Case Management, program delivery and coordination, court, Restorative Justice matters, or other service delivery elements.
- Participate in professional development and maintain knowledge of contemporary, evidence-based practice in work with young people who offend, including accreditation as required.
- Oversee the suicide risk management process in the youth justice service centre.
- Provide timely advice and assistance on complex matters to ensure the delivery of quality youth justice casework and restorative justice practices.




- Participate as a member of the youth justice service centre staff and management teams and contribute to strategic and operational planning, reviews and key decision-making.
- Develop collaborative, skilled relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate cooperation on case related matters and restorative justice processes.
- Assist in identifying trends and issues in client service delivery and evaluating client outcomes, including performance reporting, to ensure coordinated local service delivery.
- Provide ongoing recruitment, selection, professional development and culturally appropriate supervision and leadership to staff.
- Contribute to a departmental culture that ensures sensitive and effective communication with people from other cultures including people from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds as well as an appreciation of cultural protocols and an awareness of the impacts of historical policies and practices.
- Demonstrate cultural capability and/or a commitment to developing cultural capability to ensure an inclusive culture that aligns with the Human Rights Act 2019 and supports departmental programs and community partnerships aimed at preserving cultural connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/702228/26

Closing Date: Monday, 12th October 2026

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Three positions available (1 x temporary full-time and 2 x permanent full-time)

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📌 Team Leader (Cairns)
🏢 Queensland Government
📍 Cairns