Principal And Practice Leader First Nations

1 week ago

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Queensland Government Full time

**TARGETED VACANCY - This role is designated as Identified. Under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld), it is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be an Aboriginal person and/or Torres Strait Islander person. An Aboriginal person and/or Torres Strait Islander person is one who identifies as an Aboriginal person and/or Torres Strait Islander person and either:

- Is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent; or
- Is accepted as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community in which they live.

Applicants to this role may have to provide confirmation of their Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Requesting proof of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage from applicants helps to make sure that this intention is honoured. This may include a signed statutory declaration by the person as outlined in this Evidence of Attribute - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Identified Roles.

The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) is an independent statutory office established to protect the rights and interests of adults with impaired decisionmaking capacity, and children and young people in the child protection system and other visitable sites.

Join us as we protect, support, advocate, educate and empower, to build a Queensland where our most vulnerable community members can live with dignity.

Key responsibilities:

- Lead the development, maintenance, and implementation of contemporary and innovative practice material to support excellence in service delivery to OPG's First Nations clients.
- Provide expert advice and input into activities relating to OPG's obligations to Reframe the Relationship with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in line with objectives set out in the Public Sector Act 2022.
- Develop, manage and/or oversee projects (including co-design approaches) that contribute to the development of OPG staff cultural capability so that services to First Nations Queenslanders are culturally safe and responsive.
- Identify opportunities for continuous practice improvement and any emerging trends, including when arising from complaints or feedback.
- Contribute to the development of training material to support building OPG staff cultural capability to deliver services to First Nations Queenslanders that are culturally safe and responsive.
- Perform the role of secretariat for OPG's First Nations Yarning Circle.

There are no mandatory qualifications required to undertake this role, however previous experience or skills in practice development would be highly regarded.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License.

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