Carers WA values its dedicated and skilled employees and aims to create a flexible, supportive, family-friendly, and carer-friendly workplace.
Carers WA actively supports diversity and inclusion and we encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ people, carers and people with disability to apply. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application.
The role is responsible for coordinating the development, authorisation, distribution and review of organisational-wide internal policies and procedures in consultation with internal stakeholders. This includes assisting in the monitoring and evaluation of policies to ensure regulatory compliance is attained. The role reports to the Central Services Manager and works closely with the Business Continuity and Governance Consultant.
This role is responsible for the implementation of community and sector engagement activities to enhance participation in Carers WA services, programs and projects. This includes developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders and delivering information through a variety of platforms to raise awareness of carers and the range of Carers WA services.
The Carer Gateway Support Officer provides carer focused services and phone-based consults with carers to identify their goals and ensure an appropriate support plan is prepared, implemented, and evaluated. The role also liaises with a wide range of partner organisations and internal stakeholders.
Regional Coordinator – Esperance Region
The Regional Coordinator role is responsible for providing access to information, capacity building, increasing networks of support and building resilience to empower carers in regional Western Australia. The role will work closely alongside the Carer Gateway Program, providing support with emergency respite referrals, caseload management, Carer Star assessments and assisting support planners to source and arrange service coordination.
The role will also educate family carers, service providers and mainstream organisations (including local councils, schools, etc.) around the important role of unpaid carers and the assistance that is available for them.
To find out more email people.culture@carerswa.asn.au
Volunteers also form an integral part of our Carers WA staff. They are vital in assisting us in providing the best service and support to carers and their families throughout Western Australia. For more information on volunteering at Carers WA, please complete the enquiry form.
Carers WA respectfully acknowledge that we work on Aboriginal land and pay our respects to community members and elders, past and present. Individuals pictured are models and are used for illustrative purposes only. Carers WA is committed to understanding, embracing and celebrating the rich and multi-dimensional experiences that shape our lives and aims to ensure that everyone who engages with the organisation feels welcome and included. Carers WA welcomes all people irrespective of ethnicity, lifestyle choice, faith, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Carers WA acknowledges the Wadjuk Noongar Nation’s lands, water, customs, and culture of which the Carers WA Head Office is located. Carers WA recognises our services reach beyond the Perth (Boorloo) region, and so we also acknowledge the cultural diversity of First Nations Peoples across our state and throughout Australia.
Carers WA has qualified for the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s Registered Charity Tick, enabling the public to easily identify our organisation as a registered charity and confirming that we are both transparent and accountable.
