• Talent Pool recruitment for future Part-Time, Full-Time, Temporary & Ongoing
• Clerk Grade 6/7 (between $100,010 – $109,194 pa plus super and annual leave loading)
• Location - Gosford
About us
Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.
About the team
The Domestic Violence Unit (DVU) was established in 2015 and is a specialist family and domestic violence service at Legal Aid NSW. The DVU is a state-wide interdisciplinary team of lawyers, specialist domestic violence case workers, mental health workers and financial counsellors who work together to provide trauma informed services to clients by helping them with their legal and non-legal needs. The DVU provides advice, duty services, minor assistance, limited complex case work and community legal education in a range of locations.
About the role
You will support and assist eligible clients to make, and be involved in, decisions about their mental health to minimise the negative impacts and re-traumatisation associated with engaging in family law matters involving family violence. You will provide support, referral assistance, risk assessment, safety planning, support in attending Court as well as other services and clinical expertise.
You will be supervised by an in-house Psychologist in this role and have access to internal peer supervision.
About you
You will be passionate about adopting a person-centred approach to positively impact the lives of others. You will have demonstrated experience and understanding of mental health issues and the challenges individuals face.
You will have the ability to work independently and collaboratively within the team, providing practical support, advocacy and resources when needed. You will have strong verbal and written skills to be able to plan, implement, deliver, and evaluate plans for key stakeholders. You will have demonstrated experience in providing emotional, practical and general support using your interpersonal skills to assist key stakeholders.
We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.
WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW!
We are committed to diversity and inclusion
We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.
We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.
We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you’d like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
Other benefits of working with us
· You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
· We are an accredited Flex Ready certified employer and are recognised as leaders in the area of flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.
The essential requirements for this role
You must:
· have 5 years minimum relevant experience
· Have Diploma Level 5 and above (2 years min study), Or Professional qualification and registration or eligibility for registration for Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Registered Nurse, Psychologist, or Bachelor of Health Science
· be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and Working with Children Check
· hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
· hold a valid NSW drivers license
The Family Law Division have a number of roles where it is a statutory obligation for staff to hold a valid Working With Children Check. You will be required to provide your Working With Children Check details prior to commencement in any role requiring the check. How to apply
You MUST submit your application online through
iworkfor.nsw.gov.au. If you submit your application late or by email it will NOT be accepted.
Your application must include:
· your resume (no more than 5 pages)
· cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please address the following target questions below:
1. Give a brief example of trauma informed practice and ways it can be applied to working with clients with mental health issues.
2. Provide a brief example (1 or 2) of where you worked as part of a multidisciplinary team or environment (e.g. with lawyers, police and/or non-government agencies) to support clients with a mental health issue. Please cover in your example:
a) The challenges and the strengths you brought to the team.
b) Your knowledge and skills you bring in working with clients with mental health issues.
Make sure your application is complete and you have answered all questions before you submit it.
Do you need help to apply?
It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you:
· If you have questions about the role, you can contact the Hiring Manager – Amanda Gale on (02) 9213 5230 or email:
amanda.gale@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
· If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the
Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
· The
Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
· The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate.
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