Mildura, Victoria Victoria Legal Aid

• Full time maximum term position up to 2 years
• Salary commensurate with experience, range: $91,334 – $114,165 + super
• Attractive employee benefits including salary packaging

About the role:
This newly created role aims to improve services to children and young people in the region, which has high legal need particularly in the areas of child protection, youth offending and the use of family violence by adolescents.

You will advocate on behalf of children and young people in the Children's Court and related hearings, primarily in more complex criminal proceedings to support proactive and responsive services that improve outcomes for children in, or at risk of being in, the youth justice system—including the delivery of youth crime and family violence services. This role is intended to provide intensive support to particularly disadvantaged and marginalised young people and work to address the broader health and social factors that may contribute to future interaction with the justice system and will also involve stakeholder and community engagement and efforts to drive systemic improvements for young people in the community.

Source: Uniting News