Employment Type: Full-Time (based onsite at two locations within Liverpool)
Tenure: Fixed Term Contract 12 Months
Location: Liverpool, NSW
Salary: SCHCADS Award Level 5 Pay Point 1 + super + NFP salary packaging

Are you passionate about creating inclusive workplaces for people with disability? We're seeking a dynamic Project Manager to lead the Inclusive Employment Pathways program – a groundbreaking initiative that builds disability-responsive workplaces and shifts community attitudes.

The Project Manager will lead the delivery of the Inclusive Employment Pathways Project—an innovative initiative aimed at creating more inclusive, disability-responsive workplaces across New South Wales. This role involves end-to-end project management, including planning, stakeholder engagement, coordination of co-designed activities, and ensuring all milestones and outcomes are met. You’ll work directly with employers, people with disability, and community partners to drive systemic change and open pathways to meaningful employment, particularly for autistic people and others with disabilities. Key responsibilities include overseeing the Inclusive Employment Pathways Project, managing the Work Prep Connect and Career Explorer programs, and supervising daily operations at Somewhere Nice, our purpose-driven op shop and café. This highly collaborative role blends project management, workforce development, and leadership in a values-driven environment, with a strong focus on disability inclusion, co-design, and lived experience leadership.

About Us

The Autism Advisory and Support Service (AASS), founded in 2007, empowers individuals with autism and their families through support, education, and opportunity. We operate two social enterprises offering employment skills and work experience programs.

Somewhere Nice, our op shop and café, creates inclusive employment and training opportunities for individuals with autism and other disabilities. All profits support our mission. Through programs like Work Prep Connect and Career Explorer, we provide hands-on hospitality and retail training in partnership with TAFE NSW and the local community.

Somewhere Sensory offers affordable sensory tools that support regulation and participation in daily life. It also hosts skills development programs, including Career Explorer.

About the Role

The Project Manager will lead the planning and delivery of the Inclusive Employment Pathways Project, including:

Coordinating training, workshops, and co-design activities across NSW

Managing relationships with employers, community groups, and people with lived experience

Leading program delivery for Work Prep Connect and Career Explorer

Supervising part-time project staff and one casual Shop Coordinator

Driving in-store performance and supporting daily retail operations

Ensuring all initiatives are inclusive, culturally safe, and trauma-informed

Key Responsibilities

Deliver all project milestones, training sessions, and co-design consultations on time and within budget

Build strong networks with disability advocates, employers, and community groups

Supervise and support facilitators, peer mentors, and community engagement staff

Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure the success of job readiness programs

Oversee shop operations, including volunteer management and retail strategy

Monitor project outcomes, prepare reports, and implement continuous improvement

About You

You are an experienced and values-driven leader who thrives in dynamic, people-centred environments. You bring:

Proven experience in project management or coordination (community, inclusion, or employment projects)

Strong commitment to disability rights and co-design

Strong stakeholder engagement skills across sectors and communities

Experience leading programs or services involving people with disability

High-level organisational and communication skills

A genuine passion for social impact, inclusion, and co-design principles

Lived experience of disability or neurodivergence is highly valued

Why Join Us?

Work for a values-based organisation making a tangible difference

Lead innovative, community-driven projects with broad impact

Be part of a passionate team committed to inclusion and empowerment with supportive leadership

NFP Salary packaging available to increase your take-home pay

We encourage applications from people with disability, First Nations people, CALD backgrounds and LGBTQIA+ communities.

Apply Now

If you're ready to lead meaningful change and make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

For more information and or to apply for the position please email Hamdia Khan, People and Culture Manager on [email protected] or at (02) 9601 2844.

For more information about AASS and Somewhere Nice, visit https://aass.org.au/somewhere-nice/