If you are seeking to be part of a team who are making a difference to the lives of Queenslanders, this is the opportunity for you. The Senior Advisor, NDIS Interface, Specialist Practice, on behalf of the Queensland Government will work with the Queensland Coordinator and be responsible for implementing an agreement with the Commonwealth Government to support children with complex disability support needs and their families.
The agreement promotes a multidisciplinary approach to ensure children and their families receive the services and supports they need to sustain family placements and where required, are in stable and supported care arrangements. The ongoing aim is to build the capacity of the child and the family through collaboration between disability and mainstream services and ensure robust supports to maintain and improve family connection.
The Senior Advisor key responsibilities are:
• Work collaboratively with other government agencies (including the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to deliver services and supports for a small cohort of children with complex disability who are agreed participants under an agreement with the Commonwealth Government who are at risk of entering or currently residing in voluntary out-of-home care.
• Coordinate mainstream services including health, education and housing and oversight in conjunction with the parent/guardian, Office of the Public Guardian and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission for agreed participants and their families.
• Attend relevant stakeholder meetings including implementation and review meetings with the NDIA.
• Support and manage referral and intake process in consultation with the Queensland Coordinator to assist with engagement and joint decision making with the NDIA.
• On behalf of the Queensland Coordinator, negotiate and administer relevant documentation and budget requirements for board and lodging arrangements for agreed participants in the voluntary out-of-home care cohort.
• Undertake record keeping, assurance and reporting to inform the State and Commonwealth Governments on the benefits, barriers and performance under the agreement, and provide evidence of tangible outcomes for agreed participants.
• Use strong interpersonal communication to establish and maintain partnerships and working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders including parents and guardians to achieve outcomes for children and young people with complex disability needs and ensuring a central focus on holding the culture and context of each child, young person, family and community in mind.
• Prepare and contribute to a range of written materials including submissions, executive correspondence, briefing material, speech notes and information papers related to the agreement with the Commonwealth.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
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