ABOUT US
Since 2006, the Summer Foundation has worked to create a brighter future for people with disability. Together with partners, we’ve supported more than 7,500 young people with disability to live where and how they choose — instead of aged care.
Now, we’ve set our sights on a bold new mission: to design and scale innovative, user-led housing and living solutions that transform lives and remain affordable for government.
We’re proud of a culture that is inclusive, collaborative, and growth-oriented. We value innovation and evidence, and we’re united by a fierce commitment to impact. As one of Australia’s top 10% most engaged organisations, we’re building a workplace where people can do their best work while making a real difference.
ABOUT YOU
You’re a human-centred design innovator, a creative and practical problem-solver who thrives in complexity. You want your work to have a purpose, shaping solutions that drive lasting change for people with disability. Whether you’re building your expertise or already an experienced leader, you know how to design with users at the centre, collaborate effectively, and turn bold ideas into real-world change.
We’re interested in hearing from people with skills across innovation, design, insights, analysis, and delivery, such as:
We especially encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability, and value the ability to collaborate effectively with our dedicated co-design team.
Alongside these skills, if you bring a mix of curiosity, empathy, strategic thinking, and execution focus, we’d love to connect.
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES
We’re building a flexible innovation & design talent pool for current and future opportunities, including:
You may work on:
We offer flexible work arrangements, salary packaging, and opportunities for professional development, all within a values-led and purpose driven culture and team making a real difference.
EXPRESS YOUR INTEREST
If you’re excited by this work and believe you can contribute, we’d love to hear from you. Please submit an EOI including:
The Summer Foundation encourages people with lived experience of disability to apply. We’re committed to building an inclusive, diverse, and empowered team.
If you need any adjustments to the process or would like a confidential chat, reach out to recruitment@summerfoundation.org.au or call 1300 935 717.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
