Assistive Technology Specialist in Brisbane

Operating within Access and Disability Service, the Assistive Technology Specialist provides specialist advice, training and implementation support in assistive technologies (AT) and accessibility tools to enable equitable participation for students with disability, health conditions and neurodivergence.

In alignment with the Australian Disability Strategy 2021-2031 (AusDS), the position builds university capability by evaluating and recommending AT solutions, guiding coordinated implementation with relevant stakeholders and developing a sustainable suite of resources and training materials that strengthen ACU's in-house AT capability and aligns with relevant accessibility standards and legislative obligations.

What we offer: The University pursues an excellence agenda and offers an environment where staff are welcomed and safe, and valued through development, participation and involvement. Total remuneration valued to $124,509 - $134,699 total rem (pro rata) pa, including salary component $105,212 - $113,823 (pro rata) pa (HEW 7), employer contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading. 17% employer superannuation contributions to eligible continuing and fixed-term staff. Annual leave loading of an equivalent to 17.5% of four weeks' salary pro rata payable, dependent on your commencement date. As an ACU staff member, you will have access to generous benefits which include but not limited to: flexible work, study leave, a variety of leave provisions and salary packaging.

Preferred candidates will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment declarations and background checks, including those related to gender-based violence and foreign interference, in line with ACU's compliance requirements. This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) and/or Working with Vulnerable People Check (WWVP) (ACT only). Candidates must hold Australian work rights to apply for this position. For permanent/continuing roles, applicants must have permanent work rights.

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About ACU: Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a publicly funded university whose teaching, research and service is shaped by the vision of flourishing lives, thriving communities, and a more ethical future for our world. ACU has more than 2,500 staff and 34,000 students across eight campuses: Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, North Sydney, Strathfield, Blacktown and Rome. ACU draws on the Catholic intellectual tradition which values human reason and welcomes everyone regardless of their faith, cultural tradition or circumstances. ACU invites all staff - both academic and professional - to embrace, and to support in ways meaningful to them, its mission to respect the dignity of every human person, to seek knowledge and to advance the common good.