Limestone Coast Casual Facilitator
Position filled
About the role
We are looking for a Limestone Coast facilitator to co-facilitate trainings and meetings for JFA Purple Orange projects: including Disability Inclusion Training (DIT) and/or SKILL (Strengthening, Knowledge, Ideas, Links and Leadership).
Your role will be to provide recipients with a greater understanding of access and inclusion for the disability community.
Working in pairs, you will be responsible for delivering each training session, which can range from 2.5 to 4 hours in duration, either in-person or online.
The trainings have been co-designed by Purple Orange with people living with disability and other relevant stakeholders. We encourage you to share your personal disability-related experiences during the training.
As a Training Facilitator, you will receive training to familiarise yourself with the training suite and enhance your presentation skills.
This is a 6-month project initially, but there is potential for extension.
If you are passionate about disability inclusion and have experience in facilitating training sessions, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity to make a positive impact in Limestone Coast.
Essential Criteria
- Lived experience of disability
- Location in Limestone Coast region
- Strong social values, including a deep commitment to improving the life chances of people living with disability and their families, especially in relation to choose (Personhood) and inclusion (Citizenhood)
- Experience and demonstrated commitment to improving the life chances of people living with disability and their families.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of disability (e.g., through lived experience) that equips the candidate with authority and credibility to train others on the content
- Strong oral communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated organisational skills
- Confident and friendly nature
- Access to reliable transportation
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of current disability sector reforms initiatives and issues for people living with disability
- Experience presenting or delivering training
- Well-developed networks within the disability sector
- Demonstrated ability and openness to respond to questions ‘off script’
- Technical proficiency, including experience with online delivery platforms like Microsoft Teams and/or Zoom
- NDIS Worker Check
About Applying
The Julia Farr group values diversity and encourages applications from all people. As an organisation, Julia Farr group are committed to creating a safe workforce for all. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Our recruitment process is accessible, and we welcome enquiries and feedback regarding the accessibility of our processes.
To apply for this role, please send a cover letter and your CV to inclusiontraining@purpleorange.org.au by Friday 1 December, 2023.
In your cover letter, please tell us briefly how you meet the essential criteria.
If you have any questions, please call Tara Baird at Purple Orange office 08 8373 8333 or email inclusiontraining@purpleorange.org.au.
If this application process is not accessible for you, please contact us to arrange an alternative method of applying for this position.
We can consider offering alternative options to submitting a written job application. An alternative to submitting a written job application online could be doing a verbal application over the phone.
About the employer
JFA Purple Orange is a social-profit organisation working to create a world where people who live with disability get a fair go at everything life has to offer.
Much of our work focuses on supporting people living with disability to find mutual support from peers, find their voice, build their personal vision, and grow as leaders.