Join Our Team as an Advisor at Disability Worker Screening! Are you passionate about safeguarding vulnerable people? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a background in a regulatory or compliance setting? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Role Overview: As a Senior Advisor, you will play a crucial role in undertaking risk assessments, making high-quality recommendations, and engaging with applicants, service providers and stakeholders both within and external to the department. Your work will directly impact the safety and well-being of vulnerable individuals by ensuring compliance with the Disability Services Act (2006).

Job details

Your key responsibilities

• Undertake risk assessments and other activities, under the relevant legislation and with reference to relevant precedent.
• Apply strong analytical skills to assessment decisions, including by conducting efficient and effective legal research and developing recommendations that are legally correct and administratively sound.
• Make evidence-based recommendations to senior management on screening and assessment outcomes.
• Communicate assessment decisions to applicants and service providers in a clear and timely way (sometimes urgently to mitigate client risk).
• Prepare high quality reports, briefs and other documents.
• Maintain accurate records in the Worker Screening unit's electronic databases, and comply with departmental record keeping, privacy and confidentiality requirements.
• Provide guidance and support to less senior staff in relation to departmental policies and procedures, guidelines and systems.
• Contribute to a performance and customer focused culture that delivers results to support the vision and values of the department, and to achieve its objectives.
• Research complex legislative and administrative issues, providing advice to senior management on potential compliance activities, and contribute to the development of educational information and resources.
• Build and sustain positive relationships through effective communication with team members, clients and stakeholders, and private sector entities by anticipating and being responsive to client and stakeholder needs and expectations.
• Undertake other tasks and activities as requested by the Manager and/or Director, Worker Screening.

Disability Worker Screening (DWS) manages the application process for workers and volunteers seeking a clearance to deliver disability supports and services in Queensland. DWS assesses applications to determine whether a person is cleared or excluded from working in certain roles with people with disability.

The paramount consideration in screening decisions is the right of people with disability to live their lives free from abuse, violence, neglect or exploitation. Disability worker screening plays an important role in creating safe environments and improving the quality of services and supports being delivered to people with disability.

The area also supports NDIS organisations and workers with their compliance requirements under the Disability Services Act 2006.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Two positions available.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 672575-25-Role Profile (Word, 151KB)
  
  
  672575-25-Applicant Information Guide (PDF, 189KB)