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Form of work
Salary- Part time contract role 22.5 hours per week (0.6 FTE) until September 2025.
- Salary packaging of $15,900 pa.
Use your drive, creativity and vision to create something of great value to the Goldfields region. Empower regional disability support workers with the skills, support and confidence to really flourish in their roles.
About Kin
Kin Disability Advocacy Inc (Kin) is a NFP that provides state-wide advocacy services to ethno-culturally and linguistically diverse (ELD) people with disability, and their families/carers. Kin also works with other agencies to raise awareness of issues impacting on people with disability from ELD and Aboriginal backgrounds.
Our Vision: Australians who live with disability, cultural and language barriers know and exercise their rights which gives them the independence, control, and freedom to enjoy a fuller life, no matter who they are.
Our Purpose: We advocate for Australians with layered disadvantages — those with disability, cultural and language barriers — to have equal opportunity for a better life.
Our Values: Courage, Diversity, Expertise, Collaboration, Empowerment, Steadfastness
About the role
The primary objective of the Regional Project Officer – CoP role is to facilitate the development of a self-sustaining Regional Disability Support Worker CoP hub in the Goldfields.
The project will increase the capacity, learning and connections of disability support workers in the region. This will be done through online and in-person workshops, forums, individual and collective mentoring and coaching. Kin will partner with key local organisations to ensure optimum engagement and build sustainability beyond the term of the project.
The Regional Project Officer – CoP will deliver the project based out of Kalgoorlie, working in collaboration with the Project Coordinator – CoP who is based out of Kin’s Osborne Park (Perth) Office, and a Regional Project Officer - CoP based in Broome who will be developing the Kimberley CoP.
Delivery of in-person, skills development workshops, mentoring and consultancy, as well as supporting in the creation of materials and resources are project deliverables to support the CoP.
There is considerable scope within the role to use your vision and creativity to develop something unique that is tailored to community need.
What you will bring
- We are looking for a candidate with demonstrated connections with relevant organisations in the Goldfields, and either located in the Goldfields, or willing to relocate at their own expense.
- The successful applicant will have tertiary qualifications and/or demonstrated experience working within the community/human services/disability sector. They will have skills in community and stakeholder engagement, alongside cross-cultural communication skills – in particular comfort and experience working with people from ELD and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.
- Our ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting the capacity of the disability services sector and have an understanding of regional delivery of disability/cultural community supports.
- They will bring experience and skills in training, facilitation and mentoring. They will also have experience in managing community projects/hubs with minimal supervision, including risk identification, monitoring and evaluation.
- We are looking for someone with the capacity to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within a small nimble team.
- An understanding of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Work Health and Safety, and other relevant Human Relations legislation and policies, as well as contemporary legislation and policies related to disability, indigenous and multiculturalism, will be an advantage.
To apply for this role
To formally apply for this role, please submit an up-to-date CV and cover letter addressing* the following information:
- How do you personally connect with country and the region? Why is it important to you to contribute to/develop this region?
- Why are you passionate about supporting the capacity of the disability services sector?
- What relevant skills or experience do you have in facilitating/supporting professional sector development?
- Select one of our Kin values and identify ways in which you would uphold this in your work practices.
*Applications that do not address or include this information will unfortunately not be considered.
Possession of (or willingness to obtain) a current National Police Certificate (valid within 6 months) and a Working with Children Check is a requirement of this role.
For any questions about this position, please contact:
Karen Miller, Project Coordinator CoP
*****@kinadvocacy.org.au | 0461 497 ***
KIN has an affirmative action policy to support those living with a disability and/or from an ELD or Aboriginal background. If we can assist in making the application process more equitable, please contact the above listed person to discuss this confidentiality.
