Description:
The Project Officer will support families, parents and carers of young (aged 0-8 years) First Nations children with newly identified disability or emerging developmental concerns, irrespective of whether they are eligible for a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) individually funded package. This project will contribute to fill a significant and urgent gap in supports and services to First Nations families, parents and carers of children with disability or developmental concern in the NPY Lands as the number of existing providers and services available are highly restricted and limited due to the geographical location, necessary expertise, networks and community trust required in delivering this activity. This project will support the Closing the Gap Target 4 – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children thrive in their early years. It will also complement the National Early Childhood Program for Children.
ABOUT YOU
You will have relevant tertiary qualifications and extensive experience in the field of disability or human services, community development or a related discipline, or extensive relevant experience.
In addition to this we offer a generous remuneration package. You will receive an above award salary, salary packaging benefits, 5 weeks of annual leave and 15 days of personal leave. We also provide use of a company vehicle when travelling remotely along with travel allowance.
TO APPLY
Please complete the online application form below and submit both a covering letter and resume.
A full Position Description is attached here: Project Officer – Peer Support (Support for Families)
For initial enquiries about the role, please contact Kim McRae (Manager) on 08 8958 2360.
Due to the number of applications we are only able to respond to candidates who have been shortlisted.