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Be at the heart of change – apply to join the Disability Council NSW

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2. Who can apply
3. What to expect 
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Are you passionate about disability rights? Do you want to help advise the NSW government about disability policy?

The Disability Council NSW is looking for new members.

The Disability Council NSW is the official advisory group to the NSW government about people with disability. It advises the government, raises community awareness about people with disability, and promotes an inclusive community.

Who can apply?

NSW is diverse so the Disability Council NSW should be diverse too.

People with the following backgrounds or experiences are particularly encouraged to apply:

• Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander
• culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background
• young (under 25)
• members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI+) community
• members of the signing Deaf community
• experience in working in communities or locally
• autistic, neurodivergent or other neurological disability.

What skills and knowledge do you need? (Selection criteria)

To be successful, you must:

1. Be a member of, or employed by, organisations concerned especially with the interests of people with disability, and/or
2. Have appropriate skills and experience in matters relevant to the interests of people with disability.

And you should be able to demonstrate some or all of the following:

1. Lived experience of disability (i.e. be a person with disability)
2. Networks in the disability community
3. Strategy and policy development skills, such as writing submissions, leading work streams, researching issues
4. Administrative and stakeholder skills, such as organising forums, coordinating papers with other members
5. Experience in representing people with disability to government or funding bodies
6. Contemporary knowledge of disability and the Australian disability context, including the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
7. An understanding of how people with disability interact with government and other sectors in aspects of their lives – civic, economic and community.

What to expect

The council meets four times a year, in Sydney, but you can come to meetings online. There will be some work outside of the meetings, for example reading papers and preparing reports, as well as representing the council at events or other committees.

Being on the Disability Council NSW is not a ‘job’, but members get paid:

• sitting fees to attend meetings
• for travel, accommodation and other reasonable requests as part of the role.

The council provides reasonable adjustments for members.

Learn more and apply now

To apply or get more information, go to the Disability Council Board Members advertisement. Applications close 29 September, 2024 by 11:59pm.

You’ll also find more information about the Disability Council NSW on the DCJ website.

Want to chat to someone about applying?

Contact Rosie Matamaki via Rosie.Matamaki@dcj.nsw.gov.au or 9765 3235.

Want to chat to someone about being a Disability Council member?

• Contact the secretariat at disabilitycouncil@dcj.nsw.gov.au or 0448 485 498 (voice, SMS or Auslan via FaceTime). If you need information in Auslan, please contact us before 6 September.