Senior Guardianship Advocate

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government, Office of the Public Guardian, Brisbane, seeks a Senior Guardian to conduct structured personal and health care decision making and advocacy for adults with impaired capacity, ensuring rights, views and preferences guide all decisions on guardianship and health care.

In this role you will work within the Office of the Public Guardian to uphold rights, participate in health care decisions (including weekends/public holidays), and maintain thorough records and reports as

Qualifications

• Structured decision making adhering to organisational policies, practice directions and organisational and legislative frameworks.
• Health care decision making including working weekends and public holidays as required.
• Record-keeping across Guardianship activities and related documentation.
• Provide advice and support to the Public Guardian and delegates, focusing on positive behaviours support and restrictive practices.
• Liaise with internal/external stakeholders including government departments and community groups.
• Public speaking engagements as a representative of the Public Guardian.
• Evaluate behaviours support documents from a rights-based perspective.

Responsibilities

• Undertake structured decision making adhering to policies and frameworks.
• Participate in health care decision making including weekends/public holidays.
• Ensure client-related documentation and guardianship activities are recorded and up-to-date.
• Provide professional advice to the Public Guardian and delegates on behaviours support.
• Liaise with stakeholders across sectors involved with adults with impaired decision-making capacity.
• Engage in community education/liaison and public speaking on behalf of the Public Guardian.
• Use professional experience to evaluate behaviours support documents from a human rights perspective.

Job description

Queensland Government, Office of the Public Guardian, Brisbane, seeks a Senior Guardian to conduct structured personal and health care decision making and advocacy for adults with impaired capacity, ensuring rights, views and preferences guide all decisions on guardianship and health care.

In this role you will work within the Office of the Public Guardian to uphold rights, participate in health care decisions (including weekends/public holidays), and maintain thorough records and reports as