Paid Job Opportunities

Are you interested in working on policies and programs that provide targeted supports and services for people with disability and carers?

Do you want the opportunity to be part of activities that will shape whole-of-government approaches to improving inclusion and participation of people with disability in Australia?

Do you have a disability that is a limitation, restriction or impairment, which restricts everyday activities and has lasted, or is likely to last, for at least six months.

Affirmative Measures Disability vacancies are available now.

• APS 5 - Data Analysts and Data Communicators
• APS 5 - Policy Officer / Program Officer / Research Officer / Business Analyst
• APS 6 - Data Analysts and Data Communicators
• APS 6 - Policy Officer / Program Officer / Research Officer / Business Analyst
• APS 6 - Auslan Interpreters and Easy Read Writers/Designers
• EL 1 - Auslan Interpreters and Easy Read Writers/Designers
• EL 1 - Assistant Director, Data and Research
• EL 1 - Assistant Director
• EL 2 - Director, Policy, Program, Research and Business Analysis

Download the full role profile and opportunity information sheet.

About the role

Department of Child Safety, Seniors and Disabilities will support you to build a challenging and rewarding career while maintaining a healthy work and life balance.

The department is committed to providing employees with access to a flexible work environment and welcomes the opportunity to discuss these arrangements. You will enjoy a competitive salary, superannuation, salary packaging, flexible working hours, flexible leave options, a safe and healthy work environment and professional development.

The role sits within Disability, Seniors and Carers (DSC) which has responsibility for:

• Inclusion: leading action to support the social and economic participation of people with disability and seniors. This work is progressed under the Queensland Disability Strategy – All Abilities Queensland and the Queensland Seniors Plan – Age Friendly Queensland. In doing so, we work across governments to coordinate and drive action and fund peak bodies to support service providers and give voice to people with disability and seniors.
• Services: monitoring the Queensland Government investment in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from the perspective of the Queensland Government, the community and, most importantly, Queenslanders with disability who rely upon its services. We also fund a wide range of services for people with disability and seniors and help ease the cost of living by providing a range of cards, concessions and rebates.
• Safety: delivering a suite of safeguards and regulatory services that help protect the rights of people with disability by keeping them safe in service environments, delivering information and advice for seniors on elder abuse and funding legal and financial services when help is required.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Undertaking tasks to assist in the delivery of services within the division, which may include funded service design and delivery, regulatory services, strategy development and implementation, stakeholder engagement and general research, analysis and drafting of writing advice and briefings.
• Providing quality services in word processing, spread sheeting and data input.
• Processing orders, claims for payment, filing, record keeping, general support and collation of data and information.
• Operation and maintenance of office equipment, including but not limited to IT systems, photocopier, facsimile and telephone system.
• As a member of the team, undertake tasks allocated by the Manager in a constantly changing work environment to support innovation and efficient delivery.
• Contributing to effective teamwork by developing an understanding of the roles and duties of other team members and working collaboratively to deliver services to the workgroup.
• Actively practicing and promoting excellence in service delivery and public administration and identifying opportunities for improving client service.

Feros Care is a large charity based on the Gold Coast that provides community and residential aged care and disability supports throughout the eastern states of Australia.

With changes to Aged Care legislation, our newly formed Quality of Care Advisory Committee is seeking greater representation from consumers and advocates for aged care.

The legislation changes have been introduced to improve transparency and accountability and increase the voice of consumers at decision making and advisory tables. A consumer representative on our committee should be a person who is either receiving aged care services or is supporting a person who is receiving aged care services.

The Committee will oversee and monitor the clinical governance and care outcomes for our community and residential aged care customers. It will report to the Feros Care Board on a regular basis. Meetings will be held 6 times per year and will sometimes at our corporate office in Coolangatta or in one of our residential villages in Northern NSW and sometimes remotely.

The position will be remunerated. The successful applicant will be required to undertake a National Police check.

If you are interested in this role, or would like to discuss further please contact: Karen Crouch CEO Feros Care at karencrouch@feroscare.com.au or Dr Kathy Heathcote, Chair of the Quality of Care Advisory Committee, Feros Care. k.heathcote@griffith.edu.au.

We will get back to you as soon as possible and we look forward to hearing from you