Sydney, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW

 

Social Worker – Clerk Grade 6/7 – Family Law (Domestic Violence Unit) – Talent Pool for Ongoing/Temporary/Full-time/Part-time – 00008MMS

ABOUT LEGAL AID NSW

Legal Aid NSW is the largest legal aid agency in Australia, comprising of a Central Sydney office and 28 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

In this role, you will:

• Provide case management to victims of domestic and family violence with complex social and legal needs including referral assistance, risk assessment, safety planning, support in attending Court as well as other services.
• Provide clinical expertise to address the socio-legal needs of victims of domestic and family violence.

We may have Social Worker vacancies in the following Legal Aid NSW offices: 

• Central Sydney (Haymarket),
• Burwood (to be confirmed), and
• Gosford.

ABOUT YOU

The successful applicant will be able to:

• Provide clinical expertise about domestic and family violence to the domestic violence unit.
• Provide a professional consultancy service to legal officers within the domestic violence unit about the management of, and service provision to, victims of domestic and family violence with complex socio-legal needs.
• Complete the assessment of victims of domestic and family violence with complex socio-legal needs and prepare detailed written reports for solicitors, courts, and tribunals.
• Provide a leadership role in the specialist area of domestic and family violence and provide advice and information to staff.
• Plan, manage and complete allocated projects and present regular and ad hoc reports to the Manager on project achievements and issues in regard to service delivery.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of service provision by external providers and recommend intervention when service quality falls.
• Contribute actively to strategy, policy, and practice development through the making of recommendations for development and the reviewing of drafts.

 

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness to undertake a Criminal Record Check and/or Working with Children Check if required

• Holding Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency is an essential requirement for ongoing employment

• Holding Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency, or a valid working visa for temporary employment

• Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencing in role

• Social work degree or equivalent qualifications

 

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 your experience in and/or capabilities to provide trauma-informed social work services to victims of domestic and family violence as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

2.    What barriers do victims of domestic and family violence experience in disclosing their experience of violence and accessing legal services; and in what way can social work services assist in reducing these barriers?

 

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 and 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

• Talent Pool for future ongoing/temporary/full-time/part-time vacancies

• We may have Social Worker vacancies in the following Legal Aid NSW offices: Central Sydney (Haymarket), Burwood (TBC), and Gosford.

• Enquiries: Convenor – Solicitor in Charge, Domestic Violence Unit – Anna Baltins on 1800 979 529 or Anna.Baltins@legalaid.nsw.gov.au

• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW

• Salary Range $93,791 – $102,403 pa plus superannuation & leave loading

• Jobs Board Ref No. 00008MMS
• Closing Date: Sunday 20 February 2022  [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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