Role Title: Data collection and visualisation for Indicators of Wellbeing Intern
Organisation: Commissioner for Children and Young People
Internship Period: Summer (November - December)
Location: Perth
The Commissioner for Children and Young People has a statutory responsibility to monitor the wellbeing of all children and young people living in Western Australia and advocate on their behalf.
You will be helping to review and update our Indicators of Wellbeing, a practical data resource that provides a single, collated overview of the wellbeing of WA’s children and young people. This will involve finding and collating data for our chosen indicators to provide a time series of the indicators, as well as creating data visualisations and summaries through Power BI to go on our website.
The Commissioner is the independent person who works closely with children and young people, their families, community and government to make WA a better place for 0 to 18 year-olds. In particular, the key functions of the office include:
• Advocating for all children and young people.
• Monitoring laws, policies and practices that affect the wellbeing of children and young people.
• Promoting and valuing the voice of children and young people and the positive contributions they make to our society.
• Consulting children and young people, parents, families and government and non-government organisations.
• Researching the latest trends and information that relate to children and young people.
• Inquiring on behalf of children and young people about issues relating to their wellbeing.
Using research and the other evidence available, the Commissioner seeks to positively influence legislation, policy, services and attitudes.