My Caring Life: Individuals with Lived Experience of Disability to review digital information hub and make recommendations.

    This opportunity is now closed. Thank you to those who participated. If you are interested in learning about the results, please register to become a member of the Inclusive Futures Hub

    My Caring Life is a social enterprise and a partner organisation of Inclusive Futures.

    They are dedicated to empowering people who need care and their carers and are seeking three (3) individuals with lived disability experiences to provide input into its digital “Information Hub”.

    This hub aims to consolidate and customise broad knowledge and tools that enable individuals and families to live a fulfilling and dignified life, regardless of their age or disability.

    Your recommendations will help shape critical content for people and families living with disability.

    If you’re passionate about making a difference and want to be part of an exciting project that puts users’ perspective, experience, and recommendations at the forefront, we’d love to hear from you.

    Apply now and let’s shape the future together.

    Your Role:

    1. Review the current major Hub categories and recommend changes for better relevance and usefulness for people living with disability.

    2. Recommend specific content in the form of website links for each category.

    3. Complete a review questionnaire.

    4. Attend a post independent review online 30-minute conversation with Caring Life’s founder.

    Requirements:

    1. Experience (and frustration) navigating support and enabling services.

    2. Ability to navigate the web and English language skills are essential.

    3. A passion for digital innovation through citizen science.

    4. Individuals with different abilities but unfortunately Caring Life cannot, at this stage, accommodate vision impairment.

    Key Dates and Information

    Start Date: Immediate start.

    Completion Date: 14th December 2023

    Duration: Approximately 6 hours over a period of 2 weeks, plus a half hour (1/2) online interview.

    Location: You will be working independently on your own time and in your own home or other preferred location.

    Remuneration: $800.00

    Please note: This opportunity is strictly voluntary and compensation via an honorarium will be paid upon completion of work.

    Due to the tight deadline for this project, the honorarium may not be paid until January.

    How to Apply

    Submit your responses to dignityproject@griffith.edu.au:

    1. Name, whether you are responding as an individual family member or both and contact details (email, mobile number)

    2. Why you want to participate, how you meet the requirements, and what you could uniquely contribute.

    3. Confirm your availability to complete the task by the 14 December 2023.

    Closing Date for Applications

    5.00 p.m. Friday 1st December 2023.