The Veteran Support Officer (VSO) – Affirmative Measures Indigenous – will form an integral part of a team with establishment and functioning of embedded DVA services on military bases, with a particular focus on providing culturally appropriate services for current and former serving Indigenous veterans. VSO presence on ADF bases will act as a hub for DVA VSOs to work from, delivering a high level of personalised service in accessing support and services from DVA.
The VSO must have a good appreciation for veterans and veteran's family individual circumstances working to providing expert advice at the right time with an ability to translate this into guidance for next steps in achieving business as usual arrangements with DVA. The VSO must present well, be highly professional, have the ability to understand cultural needs and barriers, and an ability to communicate with a broad range of stakeholder and veterans.
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The Veteran Support Officer (VSO) – Affirmative Measures Indigenous – will form an integral part of a team with establishment and functioning of embedded DVA services on military bases, with a particular focus on providing culturally appropriate services for current and former serving Indigenous veterans. VSO presence on ADF bases will act as a hub for DVA VSOs to work from, delivering a high level of personalised service in accessing support and services from DVA.
The VSO must have a good appreciation for veterans and veteran's family individual circumstances working to providing expert advice at the right time with an ability to translate this into guidance for next steps in achieving business as usual arrangements with DVA. The VSO must present well, be highly professional, have the ability to understand cultural needs and barriers, and an ability to communicate with a broad range of stakeholder and veterans.
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Eligibility
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This recruitment process is being used to fill ongoing and/or non-ongoing position/s. For more information about the role, please see the Candidate Information Pack.
Where a non-ongoing position is offered, the role will be filled for an initial specified term of up to18 months.
A merit pool of suitable applicants may be created which may be used to fill future ongoing and non-ongoing vacancies should they become available over the next 18 months.
Successful applicants engaged into the APS will be subject to a probation period.
DVA embraces and fosters a culture that supports diversity, inclusion and respect, where people are empowered to fulfil their potential. We welcome people with diverse skills, experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. We are dedicated and committed to attracting and recruiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and encourage applications from people with disability, people that identify as LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Take on a rewarding, varied, and broad career with an Australian Public Service Department that can bring balance and flexibility to your working life, while supporting you to stay connected to your community.
DVA is committed to improving the data skills and capability of our workforce to underpin our goal of becoming a leading data-driven organisation.
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 people.
RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job. For more information visit: https://www.apsc.gov.au/recruitability Candidate Information Pack
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