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Youth Advisory Council recruitment

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The details

  • YAC age limits apply to time of commencement with group (to apply you must be between ages 14–25 years inclusive)
  • The YAC will be co-chaired by the Principal Commissioner and Commissioner of the QFCC.
  • The YAC meets monthly in the Brisbane CBD. YAC meetings can be Commissioner led or project-based meetings. Meetings are currently conducted online due to COVID-19 restrictions but will resume as face-to-face meetings once restrictions have eased.
  • YAC positions are offered on a voluntary basis.
  • Additional opportunities (internal and external) are offered to young people on the YAC with some remunerated and others in a voluntary capacity. Acceptance of these additional opportunities are at the young person’s discretion. 
  • It is possible that the YAC may be approached, via the QFCC, for advice relating to other external matters to the QFCC’s projects and activities. This will be a part of normal YAC duties and will occur in meetings. 
  • YAC positions will be selected by the QFCC based on an assessment of the applications received against the requirement for balanced and diverse representation on the YAC.
  • YAC positions are for a two year term.

Who's listening

The Queensland Family and Child Commission

www.qfcc.qld.gov.au


The Queensland Family and Child Commission (QFCC) works collaboratively with government and non-government partners, including families and communities themselves, to help ensure young Queenslanders grow up in safe and inclusive environments where they are valued and supported to reach their full potential.

Our role is to respect, advocate for and protect their rights, well-being and safety by driving continuous improvement of the services and systems that support them. This means we keep a pulse on the needs, hopes and dreams of our young Queenslanders and maintain a check on the child protection system so we can ensure the QFCC can successfully advocate for them for change.

To do this we:

Connect with young Queenslanders – by collecting, reporting and sharing their views of growing up in Queensland and by incorporating their perspectives into all that we do.

Influence the sector and engage communities – by promoting and advocating the responsibility of families and communities to protect and care for young Queenslanders and partnering with agencies, both government and non-government to create system-wide change.

Review systems and build evidence – by monitoring the effectiveness of the child protection system and evaluating the outcomes of any reforms. We also share relevant data and insights with researchers and agencies that contribute to system improvements and child death prevention activities.