Sydney, NEW South Wales Legal Aid NSW

Criminal Law Solicitor – Legal Officer Grade V – Grants Division – Full-time – Ongoing – Central Sydney – 00008PE3

• Ongoing Full-time Opportunity 

• Competitive salary package up to 152k

• Flexible work arrangement availalbe 

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

The Grade V Criminal Solicitor in Grants will:

• Assess, process and determine complex applications for grants of legal aid across a range of Commonwealth and State criminal law matter types, within Legal Aid NSW policy and available funds to meet the intent of the legal aid program and ensure delivery of high quality client service.

• Supervise Legal Officers in the section (including information dissemination and staff consultation on relevant matters) and lead staff in the delivery of high quality client-focused services.

• Provide training to Legal Officers and Grants Officers in relation to Commonwealth and State criminal law matters, including developing and conducting in-house training programs.

• Review, recommend and provide a consultative and advisory service on complex and potentially costly applications for legal aid involving but not exclusive to issues of merit, to meet the intent of the legal aid program and the broader role of the Legal Aid NSW.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated criminal lawyer who:

• Has strong communication skills

• Thrives working in a team environment and works well with others

• Is able to confidently and promptly make accurate determinations in accordance with policy

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Admission or eligibility for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW

• Ability to provide a valid Practising Certificate upon commencement 

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

• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Resident 

• Fully vaccinated against COVID 19 prior to commencement 

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)            Providing advice to less experienced staff is a key task of this role. Explain the process you use to provide advice to less experienced staff and provide an example of a time you provided advice and/or assistance to a more junior member of staff and explain how that helped that staff member (maximum 1 page).

2)            Give an example of a time when you identified an opportunity to improve customer delivery using data or information. What was the situation? How did you deal with it? What was the outcome? (maximum 1 page).

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

• Ongoing Opportunity at Central Sydney (35HPW)
• Enquiries: Convenor Steven Doumit on 02 9219 5077 or steven.doumit@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• Applying for a Role
• Working at Legal Aid NSW

• Salary Range $135,176 – $137,826 plus superannuation & annual leave loading

• Jobs Board Ref No. 00008PE3
• 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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Melbourne, Victoria Skout Solutions ABN: 40 614 706 526

Broadspectrum is an operations, maintenance and construction services organisation, operating globally in the resources, energy, industrial, infrastructure, rail, property and defence sectors. This is a diverse and growing business offering the training, opportunities and support you need to begin and build a successful career.  

The Company
Broadspectrum are an operations, maintenance and services organisation operating globally in the resources, energy, industrial, infrastructure, rail, property and defence sectors. Broadspectrum has a long and successful partnership with the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and is now expanding due to the renewal and extension of the Base Services contract to manage ADF facilities under a new contract on a national level.

The Role
Broadspectrum are currently looking to engage an experienced Land Access Officer to coordinate the end to end process of the installation of NBN infrastructure into houses and multi-dwelling units including the administration of land access documentation and stakeholder coordination between design and construction teams and private and public property owners, and strata title companies. This role also provides broader Land Access Administration and stakeholder engagement support to all Broadspectrum business operations as required.
The Successful candidate will be responsible for but not limited to;

• Understand and manage all Land Access obligations in line with NBN “GUIDE TO LAND ACCESS & STATUTORY APPROVALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL & STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT”
• Responsible for regulatory, statutory and legislative notifications, approvals and requirements;
• Provide support to the National Land Access Manager & National Stakeholder Manager;
• Contribute to the implementation of the contract Engineering & Construction Management Plan
• Responsible for escalated issues relating to Land Access matters;
• Ensures generation and/or capture of all correspondence and documentation through the use of electronic Document Management Systems such as Aconex, SharePoint, Project Centre, Insight, etc. to maintain accurate records of Land Access and Statutory Planning requirements;
• General assistance and support to the Land Access Manager and Stakeholder Manager.

Qualifications, Skills and experience

• Minimum 4 years’ experience in high level administration or 1 year in a similar role within telecommunications
• Analytical skills in Stakeholder Management
• Excellent coordination’s and project planning skills
• High Level administration skills
• Advance communication skills across a diverse range of stakeholders
• A relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience in a similar role
• Understanding of the Telecommunications Land Access & Planning approvals processes
• Experience with legislative based activates
• Intermediate to Advanced Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Access Data Base (An advantage)

To Apply
To be eligible for the role you must be an Australian citizen and be able to obtain an ADF security clearance. Please visit the Careers section of our website or Click “APPLY” to forward your application CV, along with copies of any qualifications and proof of Citizenship.

Broadspectrum is an equal opportunity employer and we strive to recruit and appoint the best available person regardless of sex, age, religion, race, marital status, nationality, sexual orientation or disability

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Port Kembla, NEW South Wales Skout Solutions ABN: 40 614 706 526

Broadspectrum is an operations, maintenance and construction services organisation, operating globally in the resources, energy, industrial, infrastructure, rail, property and defence sectors. This is a diverse and growing business offering the training, opportunities and support you need to begin and build a successful career.  

FITTERS required for maintenance and shutdown work in Port Kembla.

• Local short term opportunity in Port Kembla
• Ongoing Maintenance and Shutdown work
• Work at multiple Bluescope departments

The Role

We are currently seeking expression of interest from Fitters for shutdown and maintenance work within Bluescope, Port Kembla. We provide regular work within multiple Bluescope departments throughout the year. This is a good opportunity for local job seekers and/ or candidates that are interested in extra hours.

To be considered for these roles you must:

• Be trade qualified as a Fitter 
• Hold an OHS white card , EWP , Confined Space, High Risk Ticket
• Have relevant shutdown experience (preferably recent/ current Bluescope Port Kembla experience)

• Be reliable, flexible and able to work at short notice
• Possess excellent work ethic and be a good team player
• Pass our internal induction process which includes a physical assessment at local Wollongong office
• Have 3 Red Isolation Locks, own tools and PPE

General Info:

• You MUST be willing to commit to on one/ two day shutdown(s) in Port Kembla.
• Shutdowns can be 8hr/12hr or longer and are mainly day shifts. Must be willing to work overtime if required. Hourly rate and penalty rates apply.
• PPE to wear is Hard hat, safety glasses, long sleeved Hi-Viz, long pants, steel caps and gloves. For some departments ear muffs are required as well. All candidates bring standard tools and red locks. Shutdown experience is preferred .
• Everyone who is not signed up with us yet needs to complete and pass  our induction prior and provide copies of tickets and work rights.  
• Candidates who are not Bluescope Port Kembla inducted need to complete an online induction prior.

If you are interested in the role and have the skills required, please APPLY NOW  !

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