Supported Discussions Project Officer (Vpsg4)

Job Description

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Part time / 30 June 2024

Organisation: Office of the Public Advocate

Salary: $91,418 - $103,725

Occupation: Community Services

Reference: VG/D01676MAY2023

The Victorian Public Advocate is empowered by law to promote and safeguard the rights and interests of people with disability.

The Public Advocate is supported by staff and volunteers at the Office of the Public Advocate (OPA), including guardians, policy and research officers, advice and education staff, legal officers, corporate and administrative staff, and more than 650 volunteers.

We embrace diversity and strive to have a workforce that reflects the community we serve. We’re all about recruiting the best people, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or cultural background. If you think you can do the job and would be a good fit for our organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

For more information on working with us and our recruitment process, please visit justice.vic.gov.au/careers

If you are considering taking on a challenging, rewarding role that allows you to make a noticeable difference in the lives of others, we look forward to hearing from you.

Utilise your administrative expertise to provide support and advice to Office of the Public Advocate
Fixed, Part-Time opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
VPS Grade 4: $91,418 - $103,725 plus superannuation.

Please note: this is a prioritised position for people with disability, classified under 'special measures' of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only people with disability are eligible to apply. Please acknowledge eligibility in your application.

About the Business Unit:
The Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) is an independent statutory office accountable to the Victorian Parliament which has been established to protect the rights of, and enhance the position of, people with disability in Victoria. OPA is a human rights organisation that promotes the diversity and inclusion of all people.

OPA's vision is of a just and inclusive society that values and respects people from all walks of life and ages. OPA promotes a workplace culture where disability, and diversity of gender identities, sexualities, faiths, ethnicities, and abilities are respected. OPA values a range of experience in its employees, including professional, volunteer and lived experience.

About the Role:
The Supported Discussions Project Officer is a new role at OPA reporting to the Inclusion Projects Manager. The role will lead the delivery of the community education component, including the development of a short video, of the grant-funded project: Supported discussions: Promoting ways Victorian service system organisations can remove barriers to access to services by using supported decision-making strategies (Supported Discussions project). The role will also engage with the project partner that will deliver the short-term advocacy component of the project.

Some of your duties will include:
Working with the Inclusion Projects Manager and other OPA staff, lead the coordination, development and delivery of information sessions.
Coordinate advisory committee meetings during the life of the project. The advisory committee will involve people with lived experience of disability and will play a key role in informing the community education component of the project through a co-design approach.
With the OPA Inclusion Projects Manager, Communications Projects Officer and other OPA staff, play a lead role in the development of a short videotargeted at staff from service system organisations.

About you:
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Ability to draw on lived experience of disability to understand the experiences of, and barriers faced by, people with disability (particularly people with cognitive disability)
Knowledge of the disability self-advocacy sector
Demonstrated commitment to promoting the right to autonomy for people with disability and principles of supported decision making

How to apply

The successful candidate will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may includereference checks, national police checks andmisconduct screening. Dependant on the role, other checks may includeVicRoads checks, drivers licence checks, medical checks, Working with Children Checks, andDeclaration of Private Interests (for executive and responsible officer roles).

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process, or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the contact person listed on this ad.

Please note: this is a prioritised position for people with disability, classified under 'special measures' of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. Only people with disability are eligible to apply. Please acknowledge eligibility in your application.

FOR INTERNAL VPS EMPLOYEES:
For this particular vacancy, priority consideration applies to Victorian Public Service (VPS) and select employees of the Victorian Public Sector who apply through the Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) jobs board platform.

For all VPS employees, due to the new Jobs Skills Exchange (JSE) policy, please apply through the JSE to be eligible to be considered for this position in the first round.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
CHILD SAFE STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT:
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. We seek to prevent harm of any kind impacting children and young people and have zero tolerance for racism, child abuse and inequality. Children and young people's rights, relationships, identity, and culture must be recognised and respected, their voices heard, and their concerns acted upon. We aim to foster a culturally safe, child safe and child friendly environment for all children and young people we have contact with, deliver services to, or are impacted by our work.