Disability Advocacy Officer

• Roebourne WA location
• Make a real difference
• Join a fun and dynamic workplace

About Mawarnkarra Health Service (MHS)

Mawarnkarra (MHS) is the largest primary health care provider providing direct services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in the Roebourne area. MHS provides the families of Roebourne with a fully functional and accredited Clinic that treats approximately 3,000 people per year.

Delivering quality medical services to improve the physical, spiritual, cultural, social and emotional wellbeing for families. MHS aspires to be a strong, sustainable and recognised health service that builds healthier communities and positive change for our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and those who call Roebourne home.

MHS is looking for people who want to make a real difference in the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. Are you looking for somewhere to utilise your skill set in a supportive best practice environment? Are you looking for a career that will allow you to spend time with your family and loved ones, while still rewarding you well for your time and effort.

We can offer a competitive salary, amazing conditions and a fantastic outdoors lifestyle. We are situated just an hours drive from Millstream National Park, with swimming holes and rock art to explore. There are islands to explore just a stones throw from Point Samson or Dampier and some amazing beaches to be found at Murujuga National Park. 

If your looking for that work/life balance then this is the job for you!

The Position

Mawarnkarra is an NDIS provider. We are looking for a Disability Advocacy Officer who can respectfully educate people with disability, family, carers, and community to improve the understanding of disability and disability issues.

The Disability Advocacy Officer aims to improve the lives of people with
disabilities, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, through advocacy and capacity building for individuals and their communities.

You will be responsible for delivering information and support to people who need assistance to access and understand the NDIS system & welfare services.

People with disability benefit from effective advocacy that promotes, protects, and ensures human rights and enables full community participation.

Duties
1. To provide advocacy assistance to people with disabilities to represent their own views, needs and expectations to disability service providers, mainstream service providers, government departments, statutory authorities, courts and other bodies as required.
2. Educate people with a disability, family, carers, and community to improve understanding of disability and disability issues.
3. Enable people with disability to participate in the decision making processes that safeguard and advance their human rights.
4. Support individual people with disability to exercise their rights, through either one-to-one support, or by supporting people to advocate for themselves individually, through a third party or on a group basis.
5. Systemic advocacy seeks to introduce and influence longer term changes to ensure the rights of people with disability are attained and upheld to positively affect the quality of their lives.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Other Information

• Consent to a Working with Children Check, a National Police Certificate and NDIS Worker Screening. Employment is conditional pending the outcome of these checks.
• Current Driver’s License.
• Current CPR Certificate.
• COVID-19 Vaccinated. (triple vax as per government mandate for all health care workers)
• All employees are subject to regular random drug and alcohol screening.

Remuneration Benefits include:

• This is a fulltime position, base Salary $64,000 + Allowances
• Superannuation 11%
• You will have access to generous salary sacrificing (pre-tax dollars)

Applications

Please include your resume and application form with a cover letter stating why you want the role.

Applications close the 30th April 2024

www.marwarnkarrahealthservice.org.au for a full job description and more information.