Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) is one of Australia’s largest autism-specific service providers, with one of the biggest autism-specific school programs in the world. A not-for-profit organisation, we work in partnership with people of all ages on the autism spectrum, and their families to deliver evidence-informed solutions that are person-centred, family-focused and customer driven.
At Aspect we recognise a different brilliant®, where we seek to understand, engage and celebrate the strengths, interests and aspiration of people on the autism spectrum.
Help build a national legacy of connection and belonging for Autistic Australians.
Funded through the National Autism Strategy, the Improving Social Connections program is a major new national initiative designed to strengthen peer connection, reduce social isolation and build belonging for Autistic people, families and carers across Australia.
Delivered by Aspect in partnership with Reframing Autism, the program will establish a national Framework, Information Hub, Community Partner network and resources that support meaningful, community-led peer connection opportunities across the country.
About the role
Help ensure First Nations voices, priorities and ways of working are reflected throughout this nationally significant initiative.
As First Nations Australians Engagement Officer, you will build relationships with First Nations Australian communities and organisations, support culturally safe engagement and contribute to development of resources, governance and program approaches that reflect community priorities and strengths.
We actively encourage applications from Autistic people and people with lived experience within Autistic and disabled communities.
We strongly welcome applications from First Nations Australian communities, including those with lived experience in community, culture and Country.
We recognise that cultural knowledge, community obligations and ways of working may differ from Western organisational norms, and we support flexible, culturally responsive practices that enable staff to work safely, effectively and in alignment with their cultural responsibilities.
Cultural ways of working are valued as strengths and are integral to how we build and maintain genuine relationships with First Nations Australian communities.
Key responsibilities
Please click here to view the Position Profile. This is a part time 0.8 FTE, 3 year max term contract role. The annual salary ranges from $95,000 - $105,0000 (full time equivalent) inclusive of superannuation, and is dependent on qualifications and experience.
What we offer:
To apply: Click on the "I'm Interested" button and attach your resume (not compulsory) and complete the candidate questionnaire; cover letter is optional.
Aspect reserves the right to interview and appoint at any stage during the recruitment process.
Aspect is committed to increasing the number of Autistic staff and providing an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel that they belong. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds including, but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, neurodivergent people, people with a disability, the LGBTQIA+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, to apply. We have a range of universal strategies to meet the needs of different people in our hiring processes, and are happy to individualise these.
Learn more about us: www.autismspectrum.org.au
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.
