• Do you have experience working with people with intellectual disability and with inclusive approaches?
• Do you have experience facilitating training, coaching and using accessible resources?
• Are you passionate about leadership development, goal setting and supporting young people with intellectual disability in their post-school transition?
• Do you enjoy working in high paced environments as part of a collaborative team?
• Do you have well developed relationship management skills and experience in working with a variety of stakeholders including families and organisations?

CID is looking for experienced Inclusion Project Officers to deliver projects that promote leadership, supported decision making and self-determination among young people with intellectual disability.

WORK TYPE

• 3 Inclusion Project Office roles
  • 1 full time
  • 1 full time – parental leave replacement position from September 2026 to June 2027
  • 1 part time – 4 days per week
• Sydney, NSW with flexibility to work remotely (other locations considered for the right candidate)
• Some travel will be required
• Level 5 under the SCHADS Award
• Salary packaging available and above Award leave entitlements.

ABOUT THE COUNCIL FOR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) is a disability rights organisation led by people with intellectual disability. For more than 70 years we have been working to ensure a community where all people with intellectual disability are valued.

We speak up on the big issues, we provide information and learning opportunities, we empower individuals and communities.

ABOUT THE PROJECTS

This is an exciting opportunity to join Youth Teams at CID. These are Young Voices Big Choices and Young Leaders Projects.

The Young Voices Big Choices Project is focused on supported decision making, working alongside young people with intellectual disability, their families and other supports as they decide, plan and prepare for transition out of school.

The Young leaders Project is focused on delivering workshop and coaching that enables young people with intellectual disability to practice and grow self-determination skills.

These youth focused projects aim to:

• Establish NSW's first young leaders with intellectual disability program.
• Develop, test and deliver supported decision making approaches that enable young people to make more of their own decisions, with support, at key transition points.
• Facilitate workshops and coaching with people with intellectual disability to practise and grow supported decision-making and self-determination skills.
• Facilitate coaching opportunities designed to enable young people to identify and act on their goals.
• Lead peers aged 15–25 years during and after school transition.
• Engage families and supporters in opportunities to understand, practise and grow confidence in enabling supported decision-making and self-determination.

All elements of the projects are co-produced with people with intellectual disability and developed in consultation with families, schools and post-school transition professionals.

ABOUT THIS POSITION

In line with the position description, Inclusion Project Officers will:

• Work with people with intellectual disability to co-produce supported decision making and leadership programs for young people with intellectual disability.
• Develop resources, content and activities which are appropriate for people with disability, including those with high support needs.
• Where required undertake community engagement activities at expos, local community networks, events.
• Work independently and as part of a team, working closely with other teams at CID.
• Develop and maintain effective communication networks with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the efficient and timely exchange of information and the achievement of project outcomes.
• Ongoing monitoring, recording and evaluation of data and processes to allow for continuous improvement.
• Support the participation of people with intellectual disability in CID's work.

First Nations people and people with disability or people with lived experience of mental health issues are encouraged to apply.

For more information about 

• Young Voices Big Choices Project contact Juliana Benvenuto, Manager Inclusion Projects: [email protected] using the subject line: Inclusion Projects Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.
•  Young Leaders Project contact Kellie Summers, Manager Inclusion Projects: [email protected] 

A position description is attached.