Coffs Harbour, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW
ABOUT LEGAL AID NSW
Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising of a Central Sydney office and over 20 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
As a Legal Support Officer you will be responsible for:
• Providing high quality clerical, secretarial and administrative services
• Processing legal documentation & preparing correspondence
• Liaising with various internal and external stakeholders
• Providing referral information to clients
ABOUT YOU
We are looking for highly motivated and adaptable individuals who:
• Have strong administrative experience including Microsoft Office skills
• Have an ability to take initiative to support the team and ensure quality service delivery
• Enjoy working in a high volume, small team environment with minimal supervision
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
• Willingness to undertake a Criminal Record Check and/or working with Children Check
• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Resident or hold a valid working visa
HOW TO APPLY
Applications MUST be submitted online through www.iworkfor.nsw.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. In this role you will be asked to perform different tasks from Legal Officers from the criminal, family and civil law divisions, with varying deadlines. How would you prioritise these requests?
2. Describe a situation where you have had to deal with a difficult client either by telephone or face to face. How did you manage the situation and what was the outcome?
3. Please outline the administrative skills, experience and qualities you can bring to this role which will assist you in providing excellent administrative support as a team member and independently while meeting deadlines.
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 fill any current vacancies and may be used to create a Talent Pool for similar future vacancies that may 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.
Legal Aid NSW provides dignified access to accommodate the diverse needs of our community. We acknowledge and support the access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities, as such all of our offices are accessible.
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 via email, and advise your preferred method of communication: erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.
FURTHER INFORMATION
• Temporary & Ongoing Talent Pool at Coffs Harbour
• Enquiries: Laura Smith on (02) 6651 7899 or Laura.Smith@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Package up to $76K
• Jobs Board Ref No. 000070D1
• Closing Date: Friday, 14 June 2019 [11:59pm]
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