ABOUT LEGAL AID NSW

 
Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising of a Central Sydney office and 22 regional offices in metropolitan and regional centres across NSW and a number of specialist services and advice clinics. Working at Legal Aid NSW provides the opportunity to support people with disabilities, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, women and children, Indigenous people and people with mental illness who may experience difficulties when enforcing and defending their rights.

 

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for Aboriginal Field Officers to assist legal officers and administrative staff to help develop, coordinate, facilitate and implement outreach services and community legal education sessions with Aboriginal communities. Also to assist the Solicitor in Charge, Office Manager, Regional Program Coordinators and Legal Officers on cultural issues that may arise. 

 

ABOUT YOU

The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic team player to assist legal officers and administrative staff to help develop, coordinate, facilitate and implement outreach services & community legal education sessions with Aboriginal communities.

 

HOW TO APPLY

Applications MUST be submitted online through www.iworkfornsw.gov.au to be considered. No late applications will be accepted.

Applicants should read the Role Description and consider the Focus Capabilities and Key Accountabilities when preparing their resume and cover letter.

Applicants are requested to attach:

• current resume / curriculum vitae (CV) (maximum 5 pages)

• cover letter (maximum 2 pages) responding to the following two questions:

 

1. Outline your experience in coordinating, facilitating and implementing outreach services and community education sessions with Aboriginal communities?

2. Please identify a major barrier to communication with Aboriginal communities and how would you address it?

 

The selection process will include a range of comparative assessment techniques to assist in determining capability and suitability for the role.

This recruitment will be used to create a talent pool which may be used to fill ongoing and temporary vacancies of similar role descriptions within the organisation as they arise over the next 12 months.

 

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Legal Aid NSW welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds, including people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the LGBTI community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities.

We encourage applications from people with disability and will provide reasonable adjustments in our recruitment processes and in the workplace.

If you require a reasonable adjustment in order to participate in the recruitment process, or you are looking for general information about our reasonable adjustment process, please contact our team on the email below, and advise your preferred method of communication by contacting erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au

 

 

ROLE NOTES

This role is an Identified Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander recruitment under Part 5, clause 26 of the Government Sector Employment Rules 2014. Legal Aid NSW considers that being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational qualification under s 14 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

 

Applicants for this role must satisfy the Aboriginality criteria. Aboriginality is defined by decent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such.

 

For Aboriginal specific information regarding working at Legal Aid NSW, our Aboriginal network, career development opportunities and support systems please email aboriginalservices@legalaid.nsw.gov.au

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

• Opportunity & Temporary Talent Pool 

• Enquiries: Scott Hawkins on (02) 9219 5109
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Jobs Board Ref Number