Disability Officer jobs in Canberra ACT

Closes: 08 July 2026

Classification: Professional Officer Class 2
Salary: $102,657 - $116,592 plus superannuation
Position No: 52058
Directorate: Canberra Institute of Technology
Advertised (Gazettal date): 24 June 2026
Contact Officer: Belinda Wallis on Belinda.Wallis@cit.edu.au or (02) 6205 9628

Details: Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) is a leading provider of vocational education and training, committed to delivering high-quality, inclusive, and student-focused learning experiences.

CIT is seeking a passionate, suitably qualified and experienced candidate to join our Student Support team as a full-time, permanent Student Advisor, Disability.

In this role, you will play a key part in ensuring students with disability can equitably participate in their studies by providing advice, support, advocacy, and development of individualised Disability Access Plans. Working closely with students, teaching staff, and external services where required, to provide students with a positive learning experience.

We are looking for a passionate, adaptable, and highly organised professional who is dedicated to equity in education and has a strong commitment to supporting students with disability.

You will demonstrate:

• Experience supporting people with disability (ideally in an education or training environment).
• A student-centred approach with a commitment to inclusive education and accessibility.
• Initiative, flexibility, and sound judgement in managing complex student needs.
• An ability to work both independently and in a team.
• Well-developed organisational and record-keeping skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with students, staff and external services.
• A collaborative approach aligned with ACTPS and CIT values.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other requirements:

Mandatory Qualifications/Registrations

• All CIT and ACTPS employees are required to complete a criminal history record check form prior to employment.
• Driver’s license C Class is essential.
• Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra.

Desirable

• Possession of degree or diploma in a relevant field, community work, youth work, social work, disability, education or equivalent.
• Experience working in an educational environment.
• A Training and Assessment Certificate IV level qualification.

Note: A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

How to Apply: To apply you must submit the following:

• a maximum of three-page response to Professional and Personal Characteristics of the attached Position Description
• a certified copy of current Working with Vulnerable People card and relevant qualifications
• a curriculum vitae that includes registration number and expiry date of your Working with Vulnerable People registration
• two referee reports using the attached Referee Report Form.

There is a limit of 10MB and 10 documents per application in the online application.

Applications should be submitted .

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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