Executive Level 1

Job Reference Number 22-HRDIV-14419

Classification Executive Level 1

Job Title Assistant Director

Division Home and Residential Division

Branch Support at Home Reform Branch

Section Support at Home Policy Section

Location Woden, ACT

Status Ongoing

Employment type Full-time

Salary Range $108,680 - $123,951

Desirable Experience - Experience support government policy development and

decision-making processes is desirable, but not essential.

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

**Contact Officer Name**: Julia Atkinson

**Phone**: 0435 028 742

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. This includes:

- The design, development and implementation of a reformed in-home aged care

program, as recommended by the Royal Commission.
- Implementation of the Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) funding

model for residential care.
- Commissioning a new single assessment workforce.
- Development, implementation and the management of efficient, effective and

sustainable funding programs for home and residential care.
- Data and analysis to support evidence-based decisions and policies.

Branch Responsibilities

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety recommended fundamental

reforms to in-home aged care, to better support older Australians to remain independent in

their own homes for longer.

The Support at Home Branch was established in 2021 to spearhead innovative policy

development and support government decision making on in-home aged care reform.

The branch is responsible for end to end policy development and program design for in
- home aged care reform, stakeholder and community engagement and consultation,

implementation and transition planning, and ICT systems design.

Section Responsibilities

The Support at Home Policy section is responsible for overarching policy design for in-home

aged care reform. The team is working on reform options for every aspect of the policy

framework for in-home aged care, including eligibility, service inclusions and care

management, payment arrangements, funding model and program evaluation. We work

closely with the Quality and Assurance Division on regulatory design and legislative drafting.

We collaborate with our colleagues within the branch on assessment policy,

implementation planning, ICT business design and program costings. We consult regularly

with older Australians and their families, as well as aged care providers and professionals.

We work with our colleagues across Government on whole-of-care sector issues, especially

the Departments of Social Services and Veterans Affairs, and central agencies.

Our team is driven by our vision to better support older Australians to age with dignity and

retain their independence at home for as long as they possibly can. Our efforts are guided

**by our core values**: collaboration, diversity and inclusion, fun, respect, resilience, integrity,

and empowerment.

Key Responsibilities

As an Assistant Director in the Support at Home Policy team you will lead a small sub-team

to support the Director to develop and refine policy advice for reformed in-home aged care.

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Participating in, and sometimes leading or facilitating, workshops, brainstorms, and

co-design sessions with both internal and external stakeholders to develop and test

policy ideas.
- Transforming ideas into high-quality policy products including briefings, slide decks,

reports and ministerial/parliamentary documentation to facilitate consultation,

communication and advice.
- Collaborating within and across teams to draw on information and expertise and

promote teamwork.
- Contributing to Cabinet processes as required, including the drafting and costing of

Cabinet documents to support the Federal Budget process.
- Supervising, mentoring, and supporting APS level staff and ensure they can

contribute to the work of the team to the best of their ability, managing

performance issues as they arise.
- Representing the branch, Department, and government in intra-governmental and

public fora.
- Working w