Work With Us
The Jeder Institute is a next-stage, self-managing organisation made up of practitioners who work across community development, NDIS services, and participatory leadership.
If you’re passionate about person-centred practice, community-led approaches, and collaborative leadership, we’d love to hear from you.
What It Means to Work With Jeder
Working with the Jeder Institute is different from working in a hierarchical organisation with fixed roles and wages.
At Jeder, members:
- Build their own work and income streams
- Choose the working groups and projects they contribute to
- Collaborate, host, and learn with peers
- Practise transparency, autonomy, and shared leadership
- Uphold strong compliance and ethical standards
- Work from a strengths-based, person-centred, and community-led foundation
You can work from anywhere in Australia and shape your practice in a way that is meaningful to you and the communities you serve.
Who We’re Looking For
We welcome expressions of interest from practitioners who:
- Are strengths-based, reflective, and self-driven
- Demonstrate strong values in community development or disability inclusion and person-centred practice, depending on their area of work
- Are familiar with (or open to learning) Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD), Art of Hosting, and participatory leadership
- Can build and sustain their own portfolio of work
- Thrive in autonomous, flexible environments
- Want to contribute to a collaborative, next-stage self-managing organisation
Ways you might contribute
Our work spans a range of practice areas, and we invite expressions of interest from people with experience in:
- Behaviour Support Practitioners
- Support Coordinators
- Community Development Practitioners
- Psychologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech Pathologists
- Physiotherapists
- Exercise Physiologists
We currently have opportunities for:
Behaviour Support Practitioners
Deliver high-quality, evidence-informed behaviour support that centres dignity, choice, and human rights.
Suitable for core and advanced-level practitioners..
You can download the full Job Description here →click here
Support Coordinators
Work alongside participants to navigate the NDIS, build capacity, strengthen networks, and uphold strong compliance practices.
Multiple positions available nationwide.
You can download the full Job Description here →click here
Community Development Practitioners (no positions currently open)
Design and host community-led processes, facilitate engagement, run ABCD-based initiatives, and support local leadership.
Ideal for practitioners with ABCD or Art of Hosting experience..
Psychologist
You will provide evidence-based, person-centred assessment and therapy that builds capacity, supports recovery, and strengthens community participation.
Suitable for provisionally registered and fully registered psychologists..
You can download the full Job Description here →click here
Occupational Therapist
You will support people to build independence, participate in everyday life, and achieve meaningful outcomes through strengths-based, person-centred occupational therapy.
Suitable for provisionally registered and fully registered occupational therapists.
You can download the full Job Description here →click here
Speech Pathologists
You will support people to strengthen communication, connection and participation in everyday life through responsive, person-centred speech pathology practice.
Open to both provisionally registered and fully registered speech pathologists.
You can download the full Job Description here →click here
Physiotherapists
You will support people to improve movement, build physical capacity, and participate more fully in everyday life through person-centred, strengths-based physiotherapy.
Suitable for physiotherapists with current registration, including those early in their career..
You can download the full Job Description here →click here
Exercise Physiologists
You will support people to build strength, improve physical capacity, and engage more confidently in everyday life through tailored, person-centred exercise physiology.
We welcome exercise physiologists at different stages of their professional journey..
You can download the full Job Description here →click here
Our Values & Practices
Members of the Jeder Institute work from approaches grounded in:
- Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD)
- Person-centred and disability-inclusive practice
- Participatory leadership and Art of Hosting
- Rights, dignity, and human-centred decision making
- Strengths, gifts, and local wisdom
- Transparency and self-management
- Collaboration and shared accountability
These principles guide how we work with community members, participants, colleagues, and partners.:
How Membership Works
We use a circle-based structure inspired by cooperative principles and next-stage organisational practice.
As a member, you:
- Choose or help create the working groups you work within
- Contribute your strengths, skills, and lived experience
- Set your own work rhythm and income goals
- Access peer-support, mentoring, and communities of practice
- Participate in reflective conversations that shape our organisation
There is no boss, no hierarchy, and no fixed hours. Your contribution shapes your experience.
What You Get as a Member
- Freedom to design your own work
- A supportive, collaborative community
- Peer mentoring and coaching
- Access to practice resources and training
- Communities of practice across roles
- Opportunities to co-create workshops, events, and community initiatives
- Governance and decision-making through shared leadership
- Transparent systems and shared tools
You remain an independent practitioner while becoming part of a vibrant, connected self-managing organisation.
How to Join Us
1. Learn About Our Approach
Read both our Becoming a Member and Governance pages on our website.
2. Submit an Expression of Interest
Share who you are, your areas of practice, and why you feel aligned with our approach by completing our Expression of Interest & Recruitment Form.
3. Have a Conversation With Us
Meet with two current members to explore values alignment, practice, and expectations during the week of January 12th, 2026.
4. Begin Onboarding
If it’s a mutual fit, you’ll receive our welcome pack, join relevant working groups, and be paired with a buddy as you begin your first 90 days.
Is Jeder Right for You?
You’ll thrive here if you are:
- Self-motivated
- Values-driven
- Comfortable with autonomy
- Skilled in communication and reflection
- Passionate about community, inclusion, and rights
- Ready to contribute to a collective
You may struggle here if you:
- Prefer a fixed wage or tightly structured role
- Need hierarchical direction
- Are not comfortable generating your own income
Ready to Explore What’s Possible??
We’d love to meet you.
Submit Your Expression of Interest .