Legal Practice Standards Coordinator
Djirra, Australia
Job Description
- Part time, full time considered for the right candidate
- Be part of Djirra’s legal service to deliver the best possible assistance to Djirra legal clients
- Provide support, supervision and mentoring to Djirra lawyers
About our Organisation
Djirra is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation with over 20 years’ experience accompanying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, and their children, on their individual journeys. We find solutions through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women sharing their stories, journeys, and experiences. Djirra celebrates women’s strength and resilience. We are committed to a future without family violence.
We deliver holistic, culturally safe, specialist family violence support, legal services and case management, alongside cultural and wellbeing workshops and programs. Our services have state-wide reach, touching every part of Victoria to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Self-determination is the foundation of everything we do.
Djirra amplifies the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. We advocate for system-wide change to improve access to justice, eliminate systemic violence, and strengthen women’s resilience.
We are an active member of the National Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services Forum, the peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are experiencing or at risk of family violence.
About the Role
The Aboriginal Family Violence Legal Service (AFVLS) is a program of Djirra. AFVLS provides legal and non-legal assistance and facilitates access to justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have experienced family violence or sexual assault. AFVLS’s legal services include advice, representation and advocacy in the areas of
- child protection
- family violence intervention orders
- family law; and
- victims of crime assistance.
AFVLS operates a culturally safe, trauma informed, holistic and intensive client service model. Clients are assisted by Lawyers and Paralegal Support Workers to access a variety of legal, social, psychological, cultural, health and other support services to address their complex needs and issues.
The Legal Practice Standards Coordinator, reporting directly to the Director Legal Services, will work to ensure Djirra’s practice is compliant with standards, including privacy, FOI, complaints and legal professional obligations, and that Djirra’s legal service delivers the best possible assistance to Djirra legal clients.
You will also be involved in some of the more complex and sensitive legal matters, management and resolution of complaints, compliance and providing supervision and mentoring to Djirra lawyers.
Requirements
- You are a qualified legal practitioner who has a current Victorian practising certificate is essential. Other post-graduate qualifications and specialisations are desirable
- A Working with Children Check Card
- A Police Check
- A current driver’s licence is essential. Some out-of-hours travel, regular regional travel and/or overnights may be required.
Benefits
- Generous salary offered (SCHCADS Level 7 - circa $104,000 - 109,000 pa) plus superannuation
- Attractive salary packaging options (including meals and entertainment)
- Employee Assistance Program with supportive, confidential counselling for personal and work concern
How to Apply
To find out more about the position (full job description available) and how to apply, refer to our Get Involved page on our website www.djirra.org.au Only applications received via the website will be considered. Applications must include your resume and covering letter and all applicants must answer the questions at the bottom of the application form.
Applications for this position will close as soon as a suitable candidate is sourced, therefore we strongly encourage your application as soon as possible.
If you’d like to know more about the role or about the important work we do, call Teresa Kyprianou, Human Resources Advisor on (03) 9244 3.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.