Office Manager – Clerk Grade 5/6 – Criminal Law Division – Sutherland (Ongoing) – 00007Z39

Sydney, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW

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ABOUT LEGAL AID NSW

 
Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising of a Central Sydney office and 25 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

Manage the administrative team in a head office branch  or a regional office. Establish and manage office administrative systems and procedures to ensure quality support is available. Provide advice and support to the Solicitor-In-Charge (SIC) in relation to management of resources including client services, staffing, finance matters, accommodation, equipment, information technology, travel and occupational health and safety.

ABOUT YOU

The successful applicant will have office management experience preferably in the public sector and an understanding of the Criminal Justice system would be advantageous.

 

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

 

• Willingness to undertake a Criminal Record Check and/or working with Children Check

 

• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship or Australian Permanent Resident is an essential requirement of applying for an Ongoing role.

 

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. Please outline the skills and experience you would bring to this role.

 

2. Outline your experience in guiding, mentoring and motivating staff.

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 18 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.

 

ABORIGINAL AND NON-ABORIGINAL COMBINED RECRUITMENT
 
In the pre-screening questions you will need to provide information on whether you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Aboriginality is defined by descent 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

• Ongoing opportunity at Sutherland (35HPW)
• Enquiries: Michael Ong on (02)9545 7804 or email michael.ong@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• Applying for a Role 
• Working at Legal Aid NSW

• Salary Range $85,488 – $94,327 plus superannuation & annual leave loading

• Jobs Board Ref No. 00007Z39

• Closing Date: Sunday, 8 November 2020 [11:59pm] 

 

To ensure recruitment at Legal Aid NSW continues without interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, virtual methods may be used for interviews and assessments. This may include interviews conducted by video, telephone interviewing, Microsoft Teams meetings and online assessments.

 

 

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