Executive Level 1

**Job Reference Number **22-HRDIV-15421

**Classification **Executive Level 1

**Job Title **Assistant Director

**Division **Home and Residential Division

**Branch **Home Support Operations Branch

**Section **Reablement and CHSP Policy Section

**Location **Woden, ACT

**Status **Ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$108,680 - $123,951

**Security Clearance **Baseline

**Contact Officer Name**:Felicity Benedetti
**Phone**:02 6289 5632

**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 an Australian Federal Police 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 is responsible for providing aged care to senior

Australians in the setting that suits their needs and preferences. It is responsible for the

reform work to improve aged care services at home and in residential care.

**Branch Responsibilities**

The Home Support Operations Branch delivers high quality policy and programs with a

wellness and reablement approach that supports eligible Australians to live more

independently in their homes for longer. The Branch works closely with stakeholders on the

ongoing ageing reform agenda to better inform its policies and programs. The Branch also

delivers evidence-based policy, research outcomes, system reforms, initiatives that drive

improvements in assessment performance and quality and meaningful change for

consumers.

**Section Responsibilities**

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

develops the evidence-based policy that drives the management of the CHSP, Wellness and

Reablement, Informal Carers, the Continence aids Payment Scheme (CAPS) and the National

Continence Program.

CHSP is an entry level tier to aged care and the Australian Government's largest aged care

program, the CHSP currently 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.

The Section is also responsible for implementing outcomes from the Aged Care Royal

Commission recommendations including coordinating the 2021-22 Informal Carers budget

measure.***

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead meetings with internal/external stakeholders
- Project coordination and management
- Draft ministerial correspondence and briefs
- Draft policy documents
- Data analysis to inform policy***

**Key Capabilities**
- Strong written and verbal communication
- High level strategic thinking, analytical, research and policy development skills
- Ability to oversee and analyse project outputs
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Good organisational and time management skills
- Ability to analyse data

**Minimum Requirements**

RecruitAbility is a scheme which aims to attract and develop applicants with disability and

also facilitate cultural changes in selection panels and agency recruitment. All vacancies for

the Department of Health and Aged Care are advertised under the RecruitAbility Scheme.

Job applicants with disability who:

- opt into the scheme
- declare they have disability, and
- meet the minimum requirements of a vacancy advertised under the scheme

are advanced to a further stage in the selection process.
More information on RecruitAbility can be found here: RecruitAbility scheme: A guide for
applicants

Minimum requirements for this role include:

- Lead a team to deliver high quality outputs in a timely manner, including managing

workflows, setting and managing priorities, providing guidance for team members.
- Develop and implement work plans that provide strategic directions for the work

area.
- Demonstrated ability to achieve results, manage multiple priorities and respond

flexibly in a high-pressure environment.
- The ability to respond in a positive and flexible manner to change and uncertainty,

and help others adapt.
- Strong attention to detail, ability to exercise sound judgement and highly developed

administrative, planning, problem solving and organisational skills.
- High level relationship skills, together with the ability to build and sustain strong

networks and relationships across the Department and with external stakeholders.
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