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ADA Australia is a statewide, not-for-profit, independent, community-based advocacy and education service, supporting and improving the wellbeing of older people and people with disability. ADA Australia has offices throughout Queensland, with its head office located in Geebung.

At ADA Australia we value our staff. We know that it’s a compassionate, imaginative and caring team that gets the best outcomes for our clients. . We believe that every employee brings a unique perspective, opinion and life skills that not only serves as a foundation for the work we undertake, but truly help form the way we conduct our business.

We offer a flexible, family friendly and inclusive workplace, where diversity is celebrated, and our workplace culture is built on respect, dignity and fairness. A recent staff engagement survey reported 97% of our staff voted ADA Australia as a truly great places to work. We also encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTIQ+ community and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
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We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment wherever possible by offering reasonable adjustments including adjustments in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.  Applicants with disability who require adjustments in the recruitment process, or alternative methods of communication, can contact our Human Resource Department.

As an employer of choice, our staff enjoy a range of benefits including:

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Flexibility including working from home options
Monthly RDO
Monthly RDO
Generous salary packaging options
Generous salary packaging options
Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Professional learning opportunities
Professional learning opportunities
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Open roles

If you are interested in a career with ADA Australia, please browse the any career opportunities we have below:

Project officer, SLASS

ADA Law

Brisbane
Part-time – 24 to 32 hours per week

Fixed term 6-month contract Applications close: 5pm, Thursday 14 September 2023 (early submission of application is strongly encouraged, as interviews may commence prior to the closing date)

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advocate (Identified Position)

ADA Australia

Cairns

Permanent Full Time/Part Time

ADA Australia seeking applications for a full-time or part-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advocate for the Cairns region. In this role you will provide information, education, representation and advocacy support to ADA Australia’s clients, in particular those from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander communities, to ensure that clients are informed to enable them to make their own choices and have their rights and interests respected and upheld. Applications close: 5 pm, Tuesday 30 April 2024.

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advocate (Identified Position)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Connector (Identified Position)

ADA Australia

Cherbourg

Permanent part-time, up to 24 hours per week

ADA Australia are looking for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Connector at Cherbourg to assist people to know what aged and community supports they are entitled to and how to use them. ADA Australia works across Queensland to promote the rights of people to access services, to live the life that is right for them. For more information about the role and how to apply, please contact Nilisa Allen, Team Leader on 07 3637 6030. Applications close 5pm, Tuesday 7 May 2024

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Connector (Identified Position)

Team Leader Disability Advocacy

ADA Australia

Brisbane or Gold Coast

Permanent Full-time

ADA Australia is seeking applications for a Team Leader, Disability Advocacy, based in either Brisbane or the Gold Coast. In this role, you will oversee and manage a team of Disability Advocates located across Queensland who provide information, referral, support, and representation to ADA Australia clients, focusing on individuals with disabilities, their families, or unpaid caregivers. The aim is to ensure they have access to disability advocacy that promotes and protects their full and equal enjoyment of all human rights. Applications close: 5pm, Tuesday 7 May 2024.

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