Sydney, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW
• Competitive salary package
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
Organise professional, effective, efficient and timely conferences under the Family Law Conferencing Program, and as a member of the Family Dispute Resolution Section (FDRS), provide an intake service for the conferencing program which includes contacting all parties and solicitors, informing parties and their solicitors about the conference process, procedures and possible outcomes.
Provide professional leadership and work supervision, including the training of Conference Organisers, allocation of work and ensuring evenness of their workflow, dealing with their queries about complex matters or procedures, and monitoring their clerical procedures and making changes where appropriate.
ABOUT YOU
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate sound skills and relevant experience in managing a team in a busy and demanding work environment, with team members working in different locations. Experience working in family law or dispute resolution would be an advantage.
You will be able to work collaboratively with management to achieve the stated goals and objectives of the unit, while also providing appropriate and extensive support and guidance to all the members of your team.
You will be a good communicator and have excellent administrative and time management skill. You will also have the ability to contribute to the development of systems and practices for Legal aid DRU and have the ability to work across multiple platforms and applications.
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 for temporary vacancies
• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Resident for ongoing vacancies
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. What personal, communication and management skills and experience would you draw upon to promote a healthy, high functioning team?
2.Please detail your experience, including the strategies you used, in effectively managing and supporting a team working in various locations, including remotely. How did you maintain quality and productivity?
Please save your CV and Cover Letter as 'LAST NAME, First name – CV/Cover Letter' in PDF or word format.
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 temporary or ongoing 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION
• 3 Temporary/Ongoing Opportunities (35HPW)
• A talent pool for future temporary or ongoing vacancies in the next 18 months
• Enquiries: Gabriela Nitsolas-Pirc on (02) 9219 5713 or Gabriela.Nitsolas-Pirc@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW
• Salary Range $85,744 – $94,610 plus superannuation & leave loading
• Jobs Board Ref No. 000089GH
• Closing Date: Sunday 9 May 2021 [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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