Aps Level 5

**Job Reference Number **23-SDDIV-16607

**Classification **APS Level 5

**Job Title **Departmental Officer

**Division **Service Delivery Division

**Branch **SA WA Branch

**Section **Aged Care and Health REPR Section

**Location **Adelaide, SA

**Status **Ongoing

**Employment type **Full-time

**Salary Range **$79,002 - $85,437

**Contact Officer Name**:Alice McDonald
**Phone**:0418 830 458

**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 Service Delivery Division incorporates staff in all State and Territory offices and in

National Office. The Division is responsible for supporting local implementation and delivery

of a range of Australian Government aged care and health programs, while managing

relationships and partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders. The Division

contributes to program management, policy and program development, as well as review

and evaluation of aged care and health programs. Key areas of responsibility include:
stakeholder and consumer engagement, aged care system navigation and access, aged care

vaccine rollout, aged care emergency preparedness and response, and regional aged care

stewardship.

**Branch Responsibilities**

The South Australia and Western Australia (SA/WA) Branch is responsible for local

implementation of a range of Australian Government health and aged care programs. Our

offices in Adelaide and Perth have a key role in delivering programs and services, while

managing relationships and partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders.

**Section Responsibilities**

The South Australian section works collaboratively with the other state and territory offices

as well as policy, program, regulatory and corporate areas of the Department to achieve the

Government’s health and aged care priorities. Responsibilities of the sections within the

South Australian office include:

- Provision of local knowledge, analysing local and regional aged care sector needs,

service level analysis, program management, aged care system stewardship,

relationship management with stakeholders, local solutions brokering, and

assistance in policy development and input into program design and evaluation.
- Delivery of aged care regulatory functions, including management of residential

aged care places, planning and monitoring of supply and stakeholder engagement.
- Program assurance of health and ageing grants administered by the Department of

Social Services’ Community Grants Hub on behalf of the Department.
- Appropriate support for the aged care sector to respond to COVID-19 and other

emergency situations. In addition, the Aged Care Assessment Program

Reconsiderations function is also based in the SA office and is undertaken nationally

on behalf of the Program area and the state office network.***

**Key Responsibilities**

As an APS 5 Departmental Officer in the SA Office, you will work collaboratively as part of a

team to perform a range of functions which may include stakeholder engagement activities,

program management, local Aboriginal health and ageing program assurance, and

placed in a team which focuses on one or more of the above areas according to their

over time. Requirements of the role/s may include one or more of the following:

- Actively contribute to the shared purpose and direction of a team that has multiple

functions across a range of health and aged care program areas.
- Support the local implementation of a range of Commonwealth funded health and

aged care programs.
- Maintain a well-developed understanding of and work within relevant policy,

program and legislation.
- Develop and maintain relationships and liaise with key internal and external

stakeholders (including users of the aged care system).
- Represent the Department at various stakeholder engagement activities, including

with users of the aged care system, funded providers, state governments and other

Commonwealth agencies.
- Identify and report on issues of concern or heightened risk and maintain risk

management activities.
- Develop and maintain a good understanding of relevant legislation, policy, programs,

reform activities, Royal Commission outcomes, and /or key priorities occurring in

Indigenous Health, Mental Health and Primary Health Programs.
- Maintenance and usage of relevant databases and systems, with inputting and

extraction of information as required.
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