Address- Career pathway opportunities and in-house supervision available
- Competitive salary package up to 122K
- Statewide locations, including Sydney Metro, Dubbo, Lismore, Newcastle, and Wagga Wagga
- Temporary until 30 June 2025
- Flexible work options available
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 role
Caseworkers in Family Law teams work collaboratively with solicitors and provide trauma-informed services to vulnerable clients who are going through family law and/or care and protection proceedings.
The primary purpose of this role is to:
- provide case management support to clients with complex socio-legal needs including referral assistance, risk assessment, safety planning, support in attending Court as well as other services.
- support clients to participate in their legal matter.
- use your clinical expertise to support service provision to clients with complex socio-legal needs.
About you
We are looking for experienced, passionate, and committed Case Workers. You will have proven experience or capability to build and maintain strong relationships with clients. You will be willing to work in a holistic and collaborative way with lawyers and paralegals to support the needs of our clients.
We will use this recruitment to create a statewide 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 ************@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
Other benefits of working with us
· You will have access to in-house supervision, 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 (minimum 2 years study) in a relevant area of study
- be willing to do a Criminal Record Check and/or 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 Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
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 www.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 two target questions below:
1. Give a brief example of trauma informed practice and how you apply this when working with vulnerable clients with complex needs.
2. Provide a brief example (no more than two) of where you worked collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team or environment (e.g. with lawyers, police and/or non-government agencies) to support vulnerable clients.
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 vulnerable clients.
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 – Kate Batha on (02) 9765 4*** or email: **********@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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