Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Disability AdvocateUse Your Experience to Strengthen Voice and ChoiceAre you passionate about using advocacy to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to exercise their rights and make informed choices?
Join ADA Australia's Yarn2Action team as an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Disability Advocate.This fixed-term opportunity to 30 June **** can be worked full-time or part-time.
You'll provide culturally safe advocacy and representation, help people navigate complex systems, and strengthen connections with communities and services.Why Join ADA Australia?
$***** per hour + super + generous not-for-profit salary packaging benefitsFull-time or part-time options with flexible hybrid workingMeaningful, community-focused work with genuine impactWoolloongabba-based role with community outreachVaried work across individual advocacy, community engagement and educationSupportive and collaborative team environmentAbout the RoleYou'll provide information, advocacy, referral and representation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, their families and unpaid carers.Your work will include:Supporting people to understand their rights, choices and available optionsProviding individual advocacy and representation guided by each person's wishesSupporting people experiencing abuse, neglect, violence, discrimination or barriers to servicesHelping clients navigate disability services and complaints processes, including the NDISConducting culturally secure and respectful intakeDelivering information sessions, yarning circles and self-advocacy activitiesBuilding relationships with communities and services, and representing Yarn2Action at events,



workshops and forumsThe role supports people across South East Queensland and may occasionally involve regional and overnight travel.About YouWe're looking for someone with a strong understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, communities and protocols, combined with the advocacy, communication and problem‐solving skills needed to support people through complex systems.You'll bring:Experience working alongside Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, including supporting people to navigate services and achieve their preferred outcomesExperience in advocacy, individual support, case management, service navigation or other relevant client-focused workKnowledge of disability services and support options, or the ability to develop this knowledgeConfidence building relationships, communicating, negotiating and advocating with individuals, families, communities and service providersStrong written communication, presentation and administration skills, including experience with client or data management systemsA relevant qualification in human services, social work, behavioural science or community services, or an equivalent combination of experience, education and/or trainingExperience working specifically with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people with disability would be highly regarded but is not essential.Your Experience May Come from Different PathwaysYour experience may come from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled services, advocacy, health, family support, housing, justice,



community services or another rights-based setting.What matters is your ability to work respectfully alongside people and use your experience to support their rights, choices and preferred outcomes.What Success Looks LikeYou'll contribute to:People understanding their rights, options and available pathwaysClients navigating disability services, complaints processes and complex systems with greater confidenceStrong connections between Yarn2Action, communities and service providersIdentified Position and Essential RequirementsThis is an Identified Position.
ADA Australia considers that being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act **** (Qld).
The position also requires:Current National Criminal History CertificateNDIS Worker Screening ClearanceWorking with Children Blue CardWillingness to undertake regional travel, including occasional overnight staysAbout ADA Australia and Yarn2ActionADA Australia is an independent not-for-profit organisation providing information, education, advocacy and legal services to help older people and people with disability understand and exercise their rights and make informed choices.Yarn2Action provides advocacy with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability, their families, carers and communities.For more information about ADA Australia, visit adaaustralia.com.au or contact ****** Australia is committed to a culturally safe, respectful and inclusive workplace where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge, connections and contributions are respected and valued.Applications close 5:00pm, 19 November ****, unless filled prior.
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📌 Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Disability Advocate (Brisbane)
🏢 ADA Australia
📍 Brisbane