Full Time | 9-day fortnight | 36 Hours
Salary: From $111,401.36 plus superannuation
Position Brief - Senior Accessibility Adviser
As the Senior Accessibility Adviser, you will provide specialist advice and leadership to embed accessibility, inclusion and universal design principles across the City’s infrastructure, services, programs, information, policies, projects and strategic initiatives.
As the City’s principal subject matter expert, you will help shape inclusive outcomes for people with disability, older people, carers and others who may experience barriers to participation. Your expertise will support the City to create accessible environments, services and experiences and progress its commitment to becoming an accessible City for all.
About the role
You will work across our business to provide strategic and technical accessibility advice, ensuring accessibility considerations are embedded from planning and design through to delivery and evaluation.
Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, you will influence projects, policies, programs and services and provide expert advice on relevant legislation, standards and best practice. You will also build strong relationships with people with disability, carers, advocacy organisations and community stakeholders, ensuring lived experience informs the City’s decision making.
You will have the opportunity to lead organisation-wide accessibility improvements through the development of policies, standards, guidance and training, while keeping the City informed of emerging trends, industry developments and best practice.
For more information include role responsibilities, please view the position brief.
About you
You are an experienced accessibility professional with strong specialist knowledge of accessibility, disability inclusion and universal design, and the ability to translate this expertise into practical outcomes across a complex organisation.
You will bring:
Demonstrated experience in accessibility and disability inclusion, with specialist knowledge of accessible infrastructure, built environment requirements, universal design principles and relevant standards and legislation.
Strong knowledge of relevant accessibility legislation, standards, guidelines and best practice.
Experience influencing and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to embed accessibility into planning, design and service delivery.
Strong consultation and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to meaningfully engage with people with disability and community representatives.
The ability to analyse complex issues, provide strategic and technical advice, and develop practical recommendations that support better outcomes.
Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Experience developing organisational policies, standards, guidance, training or continuous improvement initiatives would be highly regarded.
Be part of shaping the Gold Coast’s future
The Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.
We care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia. We have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance:
9-day fortnight
Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle, including hybrid/work from home options, flexible working hours and locations
Personal and professional development courses
Access to 350+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport
4 free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member
1 free nutritionist and financial advice session per year
We pride ourselves on our shared mission of being a high-performing, customer-focused organisation which delivers value-for-money services to the community.
How to apply
To submit your application, please click and complete the application form. You will be required to upload your resume and a cover letter (no more than two pages) outlining how your skills, experience and personal attributes will enable you to be successful in this role. Please note that you may also be asked to provide relevant qualifications, where applicable.
Contact Person Carly Barnes
Contact Email
[email protected]
Closing Date Monday 14th September @ 11:59pm AEDT
Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, a face-to-face or virtual interview via Microsoft Teams, reference checks via Xref and additional checks including police checks, employment history checks, qualification checks, pre-employment medical reviews and drug and alcohol testing.
We’re committed to creating a diverse workplace and inclusive culture. We take pride in people who align with our high-performance principles. We believe that the diverse makeup of our workforce reflects the community we serve. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and identities, and encourage candidates to discuss any support or adjustments they may need throughout the recruitment process.
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