Sydney, 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 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

 

The Elder Abuse Service is a Commonwealth funded service in Legal Aid NSW’s Gosford office. The service is funded for 3 years to June 2022.

 

The service provides legal assistance and social interventions to older clients on the Central Coast who are at risk of or experiencing elder abuse, and is expanding services to the Lower Hunter area. The service has social workers and lawyers working together to support older clients and has a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait clients.

 

The Project Officer will provide assistance, coordination and support in the delivery of the Legal Aid wide Elder Abuse Strategy that identifies actions to improve the identification and response to elder abuse in the community and internally across Legal Aid NSW.

 

The Project Officer will identify and work with key stakeholders in the Lower Hunter area to promote the expansion of the service, develop and deliver training materials and support the creation of new referral pathways to the service.

ABOUT YOU

 

You will be an enthusiastic and committed team member with experience in managing multiple tasks concurrently and working to a deadline. You will be able to work with relevant stakeholders and service delivery partners.

 

You will have demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills, and experience in developing strong working relationships with identified partners/stakeholders. You will be familiar with using virtual platforms, and preparation of promotional materials and information booklets. You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders. 

Source: Uniting News