• Job Type: Contract
• Location: Perth
• Job Category: Community Services and Development

About NDS:

National Disability Services (NDS) is Australia's peak body for non-government disability service organisations, representing over 1200 non-government service providers.

At NDS, we are committed to supporting our members and the disability sector more broadly to provide high quality support and services to people with disability. NDS promotes the full inclusion of people with disability and this commitment is outlined in our Disability Action Plan (DAP).

NDS is committed to fostering an inclusive and values driven work environment respecting the diversity of our employees, and the members and communities we serve.

NDS employees come with a strong appreciation for the disability sector, and the passion to make a difference.

To find out more about working for NDS please visit our website at http://nds.org.au.

Job Description

• Full time or part-time
• Attractive remuneration package
• Fixed-term contract until 30 June 2023

Highlights:

• Help grow a skilled disability workforce
• Be a valued member of a multi-disiplinary project team
• Make an impact through positive change

Benefits:

• Join a national organisation that values leadership, respect, collaboration, innovation, and integrity.
• Be supported to bring your personal and professional strengths and expertise to project implementation.
• Enjoy genuine work/life balance with flexible working arrangements, including working from home.
• Salary Packaging
• Employee Assistance Program
• Recognition, retail discounts and wellbeing
• Learning & Development opportunities

About the position:

The successful candidate will play a central role in building a skilled disability workforce in Perth. With the support of a committed team, this position will work to establish pathways and pipelines of workers with the right skills and values to join the disability workforce.

About You:

• Experienced in either the disability, training or employment sectors and able to both share knowledge, learn quickly and operate in new sectors.
• A focused professional with high level interpersonal, communication and consultative skills
• Able to motivate and influence innovation and place-based approaches for the disability sector workforce in Perth.
• Strong administrative skills to support successful and timely delivery of project objectives and outcomes.
• Strategic and analytical, able to identify linkages and challenges, and propose solutions in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Personal qualities of positivity, integrity and credibility.
• Energetic, self-motivated and resilient, able to work autonomously and adapt to change.
• Capacity and willingness to undertake regular travel (Valid C Class Driver’s license).

Apply now!

Please send your CV and a cover letter.

For a confidential discussion about the role, please contact Kathy Doesburg, Project Lead on 0477 753 962.

Thank you for your interest in the position. Please note that we will contact short listed candidates only however please feel free to contact us for feedback if you are not short listed.

We are committed to job matching and if you do not make the short list for this role there may be other positions within the sector that we can refer you too.

NDS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from people of all backgrounds. We especially encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with disability to apply.