Media Release: Advocating for Continued Support on World Eating Disorders Action Day (WEDAD)
Media Release: Advocating for Continued Support on World Eating Disorders Action Day (WEDAD) Date: 18/06/2024
About EDQ
Through individual and group therapy, peer mentoring and community building, we aim to alleviate the impact of eating disorders for everyone concerned.
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EDQ provides treatment and support through four different avenues.
Click on the menu to the right to see which one fits your needs best. Always feel free to call and ask for assistance if you are unsure – we have a dedicated Care Navigator who will be able to help.
Fully funded by Queensland Health (QH), we have multiple options for individual and group treatment.
Brief Intervention Therapy for Eating Disorders
Workers with a lived experience of an eating disorder provide individual and group support
You may be able to use your NDIS plan for Therapy, Dietitian, or Recovery Coaching appointments. EDQ is a registered NDIS provider.
If you have a Medicare plan, you can access treatment under EDQ’s Medicare arm.
Contact EDQ if you would like to connect or find out more about our services.
Family members and carers play a key role in supporting a loved one’s recovery journey.
A ‘carer’ is anyone supporting an individual with an eating disorder.
As a GP, you are likely to be the first health professional a person with an eating disorder or carer will come in contact with. A GP’s role in the treatment of eating disorders can include prevention, identification, medical management in a primary care setting and referral (NEDC, 2015).
EDQ is a self-referral clinic. GPs are welcome to send referral paperwork or GP reports to EDQ (via email), and we will keep it on file until such time as the client reaches out. We do not have the capacity to contact each client that is referred to us.
This training is aimed to support workers in non-clinical roles who are NOT providing medical, clinical or therapeutic eating disorder treatment.
Curated by a team of experienced dietitians, support workers, and individuals with lived experience, these online training programs explore a range of topics on eating disorders to give you valuable tools to support yourself, your loved ones and your community.
This training is aimed to support workers in non-clinical roles who are NOT providing medical, clinical or therapeutic eating disorder treatment.
This training is about helping you gain knowledge and skills and improving your confidence around meal support.
Media Release: Advocating for Continued Support on World Eating Disorders Action Day (WEDAD) Date: 18/06/2024
Title: Operations & Program Support Officer
Hours: 38 Hours per week
Award: Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010.
Classification: Level 4.1
Location: South Brisbane
About This Newly Created Role
Join the dynamic team at Eating Disorders Queensland (EDQ) as an Operations and Program Support Officer. We’re looking for an exceptional all-rounder with a passion for making a difference, ready to support our programs and operations with efficiency, creativity, and dedication. If you’re organised, proactive, and thrive in a collaborative environment, this role is for you.
Who Should Apply
We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, individuals from diverse backgrounds, and those with lived experiences of eating disorders.
About Eating Disorders Queensland (EDQ)
EDQ is a state-wide, community-based, not-for-profit organization. We support individuals living with eating disorders, their carers, loved ones, and key support people. Our services include therapeutic, psychosocial, and lived-experience support, as well as coaching and community connection for carers. We are committed to early intervention and passionate about eradicating weight stigma and diet culture.
Our Values: Nurture, Empowerment, Integrity, Innovation, and Collaboration.
Working Principles
•Valuing relationships, self-care, and connection through engagement and capacity building.
•Strong collaborative decision-making environment.
•Respectful, recovery-oriented, and strengths-based processes that promote empowerment, self-determination, inclusion, and choice.
•Promoting individual and social change, as well as prevention.
•Valuing each person’s lived experience.
•Recognising the impact of individual, family, socio-cultural, and gender factors on eating disorders.
•We value the role of medical and psychiatric services in recovery and offer our services as partners or alternatives to the medical model based on client needs.
•Workplace health and safety (WHS) responsibilities: All employees are required to take reasonable care of their own and others’ health and safety.
Reporting Relationships
•This position reports to the Operations Manager.
•With delegations from the Practice Administrator
Funding: All positions at EDQ are conditional on recurrent funding from our funding bodies.
Responsibilities
•General Operational Support: Assist the Operations Manager with tasks including:
oCollaborating with the Public Health Team.
oDocumenting and developing processes and procedures.
oSupporting Employment Hero functionality and rostering.
oAuditing and maintaining client management systems (Csnet, Clinico, Readycase).
oProviding support to the Research Officer during reporting periods to funding bodies.
oAssisting the Operations Manager during accreditations for National Mental Health Standards and NDIS.
•Administrative Support: Provide timely support in various tasks, such as:
oOrganising elements of EDQ’s public events.
oEnsuring premises maintenance for a safe and welcoming environment.
oCoordinating promotional supplies and group resources.
oAssisting with email campaigns, telehealth setup, and distribution systems.
oSupporting the Medicare fee-for-service arm.
oAssisting the Finance Officer with invoice processing and coding.
•Program Support: Aid EDQ practitioners, lived experience workers, and coaches by:
oCoordinating group RSVPs and logistics.
oSetting up spaces for groups, including procuring resources and food.
oManaging volunteer rosters for cooking and general volunteer programs.
oEntering basic client data into the client management system.
Key Selection Criteria ( Address Criteria in application)
•Relevant qualifications in Operational and Administrative support.
•Experience in similar roles, particularly in not-for-profit or allied health settings.
•Proficiency in client management systems (e.g., Csnet).
•Ability to adapt in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
•Strong time and task management skills.
•Collaborative work style with strong support skills.
•Effective communication fostering transparency and kindness.
•Exceptional interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence.
Perks & Benefits
•Supportive and collaborative work culture with public health events and advocacy.
•Ongoing training and supervision.
•Convenient location close to public transport.
•A workplace that values lived experience.
•Salary packaging and leave loading offered.
Application Requirements
•Must possess or obtain a Queensland Police National Police Records Check, Queensland Working with Children Check (Blue Card), and Queensland Yellow Card for criminal history screening.
Applications should include:
oA one-page cover letter addressing the selection criteria and summarising relevant experience and skills.
oA resume, maximum of three pages, with contact details for three referees.
•Applications are invited from Australian citizens or persons with full residency status and relevant experience.
•Applications by email only: [email protected]
•Interviews will be conducted as applications are received.
Estimated completion time is 10-15 minutes.
This form is for individuals seeking treatment for themselves.
If you are a carer/key support person, or looking for treatment for another person, please email [email protected] instead.
Hello, this will be your first step of engaging with Eating Disorders Qld. We acknowledge that it can be difficult to discuss your experiences with eating disorder/s and body image issues, particularly at first.
To make it a bit easier, we have developed this form that you can complete and send back to us before we call you.
You will receive a call to discuss the information provided, or we are happy to complete the form with you. During this call we can discuss any questions or touch on issues pertaining to the questions on the form.
After the phone assessment has been completed and we both feel that EDQ is a good fit one of our practitioners will arrange a more comprehensive ‘intake’ session.
During an intake session, you and the practitioner will review your needs, recovery goals and expectations of therapy/holistic recovery needs. This session takes around 90 minutes.
We will also go through Confidentiality and our shared Rights & Responsibilities. Looking forward to meeting you!
Due to the high demand for EDQ’s funded services, and allowing for fair equitable distribution of therapeutic resources to the community:
• EDQ requires 48 working hours’ notice of cancellation for all appointments
• In the event of 3 late cancellations or no-shows, your practitioner will discuss other support options with you before booking another appointment
EDQ acknowledges recovery and the therapeutic process is not linear. Please discuss any changing needs or barriers with your practitioner so EDQ can best support you and the greater community.
To access services with EDQ, we require that you engage regularly with a GP to monitor your medical stability. As part of this process, a GP will need to sign EDQ’s client medical clearance form. Medical monitoring is required for all clients, no matter what kind of eating disorder behaviour is present. Eating disorders have significant impacts on physical health.
If you do not currently have a suitable GP, please let us know and we can assist you to find one.