The Disability Coordination Officer works within the Disability and Allied Health Services team to support the identification of adults with disability entering the Adult Custodial environment.

Responsibilities

Receive and respond to referrals relating to the identification of the disability needs of adults detained within the justice system.
Review disability-related information, undertaking desktop reviews for referred individuals using the Corrective Services databases.
Determine whether the reviewed disability information meets the criteria for applying a disability flag in the department's custodial database.

Raise and maintain disability alerts and flags on the department's custodial database when specialist reports or verified information indicate the presence of a disability. These flags support custodial, health, allied health, and other authorised staff in understanding individual needs of people in custody with disability.

Eligibility
To be eligible for appointment to permanent positions in the West Australian Public Sector you must be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status in Australia.

Qualifications

Achieve Results – the ability to monitor progress against performance expectations to ensure deadlines are met, communicate outcomes to supervisor, apply and develop capabilities to meet performance expectations, demonstrate knowledge of current programs, products or services relevant to the position, work to agreed priorities, outcomes and resources and be responsive to changes in requirements.





Builds Productive Relationships – the capacity to build and maintain relationships with team members, other teams, colleagues and clients, share information with team members, seek input from others, contribute to team discussions and ensure that others are kept informed, maintain an awareness of personalities, motivations and diverse qualities, treat people with respect and courtesy and an ability to act on constructive feedback.

Role Specific Criteria – knowledge of the disability services sector and the legislation, policies and best practices regarding information sharing and release.

Benefits and Opportunities

Flexible working arrangements.
Career pathway opportunities.
Learning and development opportunity programs.

Health and wellbeing programs including a fitness passport providing a wide range of gym, pool, and fitness centre discounts available for employees and their families.

Permanent, fixed-term, full-time and part-time appointments may be offered at the Perth Metropolitan area during this period.

Equity and Diversity

The Department of Justice is committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal Australians, people with disability, youth, and other diversity groups and encourage people of these groups to apply.

Assistance for Aboriginal job seekers and accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available. For more information around what help may be available please follow the appropriate internal resources or contact the designated contact person for a confidential discussion.

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📌 Disability Coordination Officer (Perth)
🏢 Employment type:
📍 Perth