Project Leader
This role will coordinate a project to deliver information and capacity building for people living with intellectual disability to engage with NDIS.
Summary about this job
Aged & Disability Support
Company: JFA Purple Orange
Location: Adelaide
Work type: Full Time
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Phone: +61-7-7999-1650
Fax: +61-8-9406-7446
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Detail information about job Project Leader. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Great social justice, project coordination opportunity
- Values-based innovative organisation
- Flexible working conditions
About the business
Do you want to make a real contribution to the voice of South Australians living with intellectual disability? Have you had success leading projects that influence positive changes?
Our Voice SA is a user-led organisation of people living with intellectual disability incorporated in 2007. This Project Leader position has been created to assist Our Voice SA deliver an NDIS-funded 2-year project.
Our Voice has appointed Purple Orange to coordinate the project, and the Project Leader will be a member of the Purple Orange team. As part of the role, the Project Leader will also take a lead in Purple Orange's broader policy work in relation to advocacy and self-advocacy.
About the role
The project involves three stages; first, the project will co-design information specifically tailored to the needs and priorities of people living with intellectual disability. Second, the project will distribute this information in a range of ways to reach as many South Australians living with intellectual disability as possible. The third stage is where the project assists people to join peer networks, to build their skills and knowledge in relation to the NDIS and connecting to mainstream community opportunities
Benefits and perks
The role is offered on a two year contract, full time basis; reduced hours are possible.
People with lived experience of disability are encouraged to apply.
Skills and experience
To be successful working with us, you need to demonstrate that you are:
- Values-driven: Deeply-felt value base in support of improving the life chances for people living with disability and their families, especially in respect of self-advocacy, choices and inclusion,
- Experienced in facilitating the voice, participation and self-advocacy of people living with intellectual disability,
- Well-organised, so that work is conducted on time, on budget and to specific standards
- Diplomatic, able to work with a range of people to build their support for this project
- Good thinker, to find solutions to problems and to build the project's knowledge
- Good communicator, to lead conversations about the importance of advocacy and self-advocacy
- Qualified: relevant degree (or similar)
How to apply
Applications to be submitted to Jackie Hayes, Team Leader, Purple Orange. For enquiries please call Jackie on 08 8373 8333
For a copy of the role description, and further information about Purple Orange, visit www.purpleorange.org.au
We will commence the short listing process on the 30th July 2018.