Aboriginal Disability Liaison Officer

Are you a passionate and culturally aware leader committed to improving access and outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with disability?

Nunkuwarrin Yunti is the largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in metropolitan Adelaide. We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to access services, guided by our values of Caring, Community, Communication and Consistency.

Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with disability. If you’re committed to culturally respectful service delivery and community empowerment, we want to hear from you!

About the Role 

You will:

• Link potential Participants to their PITC and/or Customer, including through online platforms and resources.
• Support potential Participants and their representatives to attend appointments to get functional assessments and other evidence for access requests.
• linking potential Participants to their PITC or Customer to help complete Access Request Forms (ARF), Verbal Access Request (VAR) and psychosocial Disabilities evidence forms. 
• supporting potential participants in obtaining updates with respect to submitted forms from the relevant PITC and/or customer.
• Linking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are not eligible for NDIS to community mainstream supports and/or refer them to their PITC to support linkages to the community and mainstream supports. 
• Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participants and their representatives to understand the processes required to set goals, to understand their Plans, ensure the Plan is appropriate and link positively with PITC and/or NDIA and/or a capable Support coordinator.
• Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participants and their representatives during planning and review meetings (if required) by providing non-biased support. 
• Assisting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participants and their representatives with submitting a request for a Plan review (if they don’t have a Support Coordinator).

• Supporting Participant handover to PITC and/or NDIA by:
  1. assisting participants or potential Participants build a positive relationship with local PITC and/or the NDIA. 
  2. supporting local PITC and/or the NDIA to understand the needs and circumstances of Participants or potential participants.
  3. working together with PITC and/or the NDIA to develop trust and rapport with the Participants or potential Participants; and
  4. supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Participants and their representatives to link positively with PITC and/or the NDIA.

About You

You bring:

• Tertiary qualifications with a minimum of a Certificate IV in Disability, Mental Health or Community Services or equivalent demonstrated knowledge and experience
• Experience working with people with a disability and their support networks
• Demonstrated experience engaging and supporting clients and their families to enable them to understand new information and make informed decisions
• Demonstrated experience in managing competing priorities and to deliver outcomes within agreed timeframes and quality standards
• A sound understanding of person-centred thinking, the principles of the NDIS and the National Disability Service Standards
• Demonstrate ability to manage, facilitate, promote and evaluate programs and events including meetings, training and community programs
• Comprehensive understanding of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues
• Community Engagement experience with Aboriginal people
• Well-developed communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and be able to work in a manner which takes into account community kinship systems
• Ability to liaise and form working partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and co-ordination skills
• Capacity to work under pressure to meet required timelines
• Competent with computers, especially word-processing and database software 
• Awareness of the need for, and means of maintaining confidentiality
• Able and willing to undertake skills enhancement training and engage in professional development opportunities

Desirable:

• Diploma in Community Services, Degree / Grad Certificate in Social Work, Cert IV in Community Development or related areas and / or demonstrated experience of disability and community sector work or Certificate IV Aboriginal Primary Health Care
• NDIS Worker Screening Check
• Experience working within an Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service or Primary Health Care setting 
• Understanding of the National Disability Sector 
• Experience with co-design and co-delivery of communication strategies to promote service engagement  
• Experience in continuous quality improvement activities including clinical file auditing

Why Nunkuwarrin Yunti? 

At Nunkuwarrin Yunti, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation committed to Caring, Community, Communication and Consistency in everything we do.

We offer:

• A culturally safe, values-led workplace
• Child Safe Organisation commitment
• 2 weeks gifted annual leave over Christmas
• Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Ongoing professional growth and development opportunities
• An inclusive and equal opportunity workplace

Current National Police Check and Working with Children Check are required.

We are actively interviewing for this role as we receive applications, so please send through quickly.

0.7 FTE | Part Time until June 2027

Week 1 -Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday

Week 2 -Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Ready to lead meaningful change? Apply now. 

NOTE: Nunkuwarrin Yunti is an Equal Opportunity Employer and open to all applicants, however we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.