Indigenous & Remote Operations Administration - Perth, Australia - NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission

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**Indigenous & Remote Operations Administration Officer

The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under section

8(1) of the 'Racial Discrimination Act 1975'. This vacancy is only available to Aboriginal

and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

Proof of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage is required from all applicants.

About the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (the NDIS Commission) is an independent

agency established on 1 July 2018 to improve the quality and safety of NDIS supports and

services. The Commission is the dedicated national regulator of NDIS service providers in

Job Reference

Number
096_06/23

Number of

Vacancies
1

Position Title
Indigenous &
Remote

Operations

Administration

Officer

Division
Regulatory Operations Division

Classification APS4
Branch Regulatory Campaigns & Projects

Status Full time Ongoing
Section Indigenous & Remote Operations

Salary Range $74,357 - $79,924
Location Perth, WA: Darwin, NT: Brisbane, QLD

Contact Person Valli Camara
Contact Job Title Director Indigenous & Remote Operations

Contact

Number

Date

Applications

Open
8 JUNE 2023

Date

Applications

Close
22

JUNE :
30PM AEST

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Australia and a non-corporate entity under the _Public Governance, Performance and _

Accountability Act 2013_.

The NDIS Commission's core legislative functions are to:
uphold the rights of, and promote the health, safety and wellbeing of, people with

disability receiving supports or services, including those received under the National

Disability Insurance Scheme

develop a nationally consistent approach to managing quality and safeguards for people

with disability receiving supports or services, including those received under the

National Disability Insurance Scheme

promote the provision of advice, information, education and training to NDIS providers

and people with disability

secure compliance with relevant legislation through effective compliance and

enforcement arrangements, including through the monitoring and investigation

functions conferred on the Commissioner by legislation

promote continuous improvement amongst NDIS providers and the delivery of

progressively higher standards of supports and services to people with disability

develop and oversee the broad policy design for a nationally consistent framework

relating to the screening of workers involved in the provision of supports and services to

people with disability

provide advice or recommendations to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)

and its Board in relation to the performance of the Agency's functions

engage in, promote and coordinate the sharing of information to achieve the objects of

the relevant legislation, and

provide NDIS market oversight,

including:
i. by monitoring changes in the NDIS market which may indicate emerging

risk; and

ii. by monitoring and mitigating the risks of unplanned service withdrawal.

The NDIS Commission is a disability friendly organisation that offers interesting and

Commission.

Regulatory Operations
The Regulatory Operations Division oversees regulatory and compliance operations,

including incident response, compliance monitoring and investigations. It is responsible for

the approval of providers, suitability assessments and manages the national Worker

Screening database. It uses a range of compliance and enforcement tools to support

quality services and safeguarding of participants. It manages key stakeholder interactions

with other regulators, enforcement and government agencies. It contributes to the

development of regulatory practice and policy, strategic initiatives, and regulatory

campaigns. The Division has three key branches and a small office supporting the Deputy

Commissioner:
Market Operations

Regulatory Campaigns and Projects

Compliance and Enforcement

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Office of the Deputy Commissioner.

Regulatory Campaigns & Projects Branch
The Regulatory Campaigns and Project Branch is responsible for delivery of regulatory

activities, campaigns and projects that have finite time, resources, activities and delivery

parameters. It supports a flexible approach to dealing with specific matters in a targeted

and risk-responsive regulatory approach.

The branch has five key teams:
Campaigns and Projects

Fraud Fusion Taskforce

High Intensity Response

Operational Policy, Practice and Provider Relations

Indigenous and Remote Operations

Indigenous and Remote Operations Team
The Indigenous & Remote Operations team forms an integral part of the Regulatory

Operations Division. The Team will support, lead and coordinate a range of activities

including:
Build and maintain strong relationships to use proactive regulatory l