ADVANCE YOUR CAREER WITH US

As the Disability Services Team Leader, you will play a central role in shaping how QCS identifies, assesses and supports prisoners with disability. This is a leadership position where your clinical expertise, judgement and strategic capability directly influence outcomes for individuals with cognitive disability, neurodiversity, acquired brain injury and other impairments affecting daily functioning.

You will lead a team of clinicians and senior clinicians who deliver evidence-based assessment, functional analysis, behavioural support and NDIS access pathways across Queensland’s correctional system. Your work will strengthen the quality, consistency and responsiveness of disability services, ensuring prisoners receive timely and appropriate support as they progress through custody and prepare for reintegration.

The Disability Services Team provides a statewide function, and you may be required to travel to correctional centres across Queensland to engage with staff, stakeholders and prisoners, support service delivery, and participate in training and development activities.

WHY JOIN QUEENSLAND CORRECTIVE SERVICES (QCS)?

You will benefit from a competitive remuneration package and a working environment which embraces professional development, builds capabilities, and supports staff to maximise their health and wellbeing, including:

·       Access to flexible work arrangements

·       Access to professional development, thorough onboarding training and support from the Psychological Services Unit (PSU)

·       Up to 12.75% employer superannuation contribution

·       17.5% annual leave loading

·       Employee Assistance Program

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

• Provide clinical leadership, governance and oversight of validated assessment tools, ensuring high-quality administration, scoring and interpretation across the team
• Oversee operational processes, including identification, assessment coordination and referral pathways for prisoners (including those who may require access to the NDIS).
• Deliver advanced clinical consultancy for individuals with complex presentations and contribute to structured professional judgement and decision making across the team.
• Ensure the team provides accurate, timely and evidence-based information to support decision-making, case management and service planning
• Lead quality improvement initiatives, develop protocols and contribute to policy development aligned with best practice disability support
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including NDIA, mental health services and community agencies
• Represent QCS in complex case panel discussions, advisory committees and interagency forums
• Provide mentoring, practice supervision, training and feedback to clinicians and frontline staff to uplift capability across the agency
• Manage HR functions including recruitment, onboarding, performance support, workload oversight and fostering a high-performing team culture
• Maintain accurate and confidential records in accordance with QCS policies, procedures and legislative requirements

Qualifications, Registration, Experience

• Tertiary qualifications in Allied Health (Occupational Therapy, Social Work or Psychology), Human Services, Behavioural Sciences or a related field — this is a mandatory requirement   Possession of post graduate qualifications (or significant progress towards post graduate qualifications) in the relevant area will be highly regarded.
• Where relevant to your discipline, full registration (or eligibility for registration) with AHPRA is highly regarded, as is postgraduate qualification or progress toward one
• High-level experience in assessing, managing and supporting people with disability, ideally within a clinical, forensic or correctional environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to represent QCS in complex, multidisciplinary environments
• Demonstrated capability in functional assessment, psychometric interpretation, positive behaviour support and disability-informed practice
• Experience leading teams, providing supervision and delivering training to build capability
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, policy and procedures relating to disability and correctional practice
• A current C class driver’s licence is mandatory

Applications may be used for similar or identical positions within the agency that may arise in the future, which could be permanent or temporary in nature.