Aps Level 6

3 weeks ago

Canberra, Australia National Health Funding Body Full time

**Job Reference Number **23-HRDIV-17871

**Classification **APS Level 6

**Job Title **Policy Officer - In-home Aged Care

**Division **Home and Residential Division

**Branch **Home Support Operations Branch

**Section **Reablement and CHSP Policy Section

**Applications open date **29 May 2023

**Applications closing date **12 June 2023

**Location **Canberra, ACT; Adelaide, SA

**Status **Ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$91,092 - $102,765

**Security Clearance **Baseline (Protected, Highly Protected, Restricted, Confidential)***

**Contact Officer Name**:Savanna Pirjac
**Phone**:02 6289 8952

**Eligibility**
- To be eligible for employment with the Department of Health and Aged Care

applicants must be an Australian citizen at the time an offer of employment is made
- An applicant’s suitability for employment with Health will also be assessed through a

variety of pre-employment check processes, such as:

- Satisfactory completion of a criminal history check, and where relevant a

Working with Children and Vulnerable People Check.
- Completion of a medical declaration and pre-employment medical (where

required).
- Providing evidence of qualifications.

**Division Responsibilities**

The Home and Residential Division manages the provision of aged care to senior Australians

in the setting that suits their needs and preferences. It manages the reform work to improve

aged care services at home and in residential care.

This includes:

- the design, development, and implementation to set up of a reformed in-home

aged care system.
- implementation of the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC)

funding model for residential care
- commissioning a new single assessment workforce
- advising on means test policy and options
- development, implementation, and the management of efficient, effective, and

sustainable funding programs for home and residential care.

The Division’s strategic priorities are:

- A culture that attracts and retains people, encourages collaboration, builds

capability and drives engagement and inclusiveness
- Effective support for home and residential aged care reforms that respond to

the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (Royal Commission)
- Effective support for Ministers through policy development, implementation,

stakeholder consultation, program management, and program monitoring
- Effective management of Budget processes, developing and underpinning

funding models, consumer and provider research activities, stakeholder

management and overarching project management.
- Data and analysis that supports policy and operation decision making.
- Effective engagement with stakeholders on key reforms (in-home care, AN-ACC

and assessment reform).

**Branch Responsibilities**

The Home Support Operations Branch is responsible for a range of policy and programs to

support the in-home aged care system, including:

- managing the Commonwealth Home Support Program
- managing the Disability Support for Older Australians Program
- developing policy and tools to support informal Carers of Older Australians
- managing the National Continence program and Continence Aids Payment Scheme

**Section Responsibilities**

The Reablement and Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) Policy Section helps

develop the evidence-based policy that drives the management of the CHSP, the Continence

aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) and the National Continence Program. CHSP is an entry level

tier to aged care and assists older people across the country to remain living safely at home

and in their communities for as long as they can and wish to do so.

The Section is responsible for developing the policy for the aged care grant program,

working closely with grant managers in the Department of Social Services, undertaking data

and funding analysis, parliamentary and ministerial responsibilities and other Branch

coordination functions as required.

**Key Responsibilities**

Specific responsibilities of this role include:

- working collegiately in a team environment to develop and implement in-home aged

care policy
- preparing written reports, briefs, and other documents to a high standard
- liaison and negotiation with relevant government and non-government stakeholders

as part of policy development processes

**Key Capabilities**
- understanding of relevant legislation, guidance material and standard operating

procedures
- excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
- demonstrated use of sound judgement and problem-solving skills
- attention to detail and organisational skills
- high-level communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to maintain

positive working relationships, and to build collaborative working relationships with

internal and external stakeholders

**Minimum Requirements**

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