Director

The Team

The Care and Custodial Support Services Branch delivers a range of services that support the safety, stability and wellbeing of children and young people across Tasmania. The Branch provides custodial youth justice services through the operation of Ashley Youth Detention Centre, coordinates foster care, kinship care, permanency and adoption services, and delivers specialised care arrangements for children and young people with complex needs. The Branch also leads initiatives to strengthen safety, workforce capability and service delivery within youth detention, ensuring care and custodial services are child-centred, therapeutic, safe and responsive to individual needs.

About the Role

Oversee the delivery of custodial youth justice services which uphold the safety, wellbeing and rights of young people in youth detention. Provide significant leadership in the planning, implementation and management of key strategic reform programs and educational activities at the Ashley Youth Detention Centre, these include:

• Providing leadership across the facility during a critical transitionary period as the Tasmanian Government commissions a new Youth Justice Facility and reform approach.
• Manage external stakeholders and onsite visits during a critical period of increased scrutiny and public interest.
• Overseeing the operationalisation of the new facility, ensuring it incorporates internationally recognised best-practice principles and delivers a modern, fit-for-purpose facility that aligns with all recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry (CoI), the Youth Justice Reform Strate…