Organisation : Justice Connect
Location : Melbourne (Melbourne)
Work type : Full-time, Contract/Temporary
Sector : Law, Justice & Human Rights
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 1 Jul, 2022
About the organisation
Our Team
In the face of rising levels of unmet legal need, Justice Connect designs and delivers high impact interventions to increase access to legal support and progress social justice.
Justice Connect’s Homeless Law is Victoria’s specialist free legal service for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. We work closely with pro bono lawyers to provide intensive legal representation (including ongoing casework, negotiations, court and tribunal appearances and advice) to homeless or at-risk Victorians.
Since 2001, Homeless Law has been outreach-based and client-centred, and from 2010, we have added depth to our practice by integrating staff social workers, allowing us to holistically address clients’ legal and non-legal needs under one roof.
In addition to our integrated model of service delivery, which focuses on early intervention and preventing legal issues escalating to crisis point, we use the evidence from our direct casework to inform systemic change aimed at stopping homelessness before it starts and reducing the negative impact of the law on people experiencing homelessness.
About the role
Important information about the role
The position reports to Principal Lawyer, Homeless Law
Employment is full time (37.5 hours per week), 12 months fixed term.
The salary for this role is $60,965.84 per annum (plus 10% superannuation) with annual leave loading and generous salary packaging options.
This role will be based at our Melbourne office on level 17, 461 Bourke Street with hybrid working arrangements.
Our ideal candidate
You’ll bring to the team experience in the following areas:
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office suite
- Experience in a comparable role, particularly providing high quality administrative support in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working with a diverse range of clients and stakeholders, including help-seekers experiencing challenging circumstances and complex vulnerabilities
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients and help-seekers experiencing challenging circumstances
- High-quality interpersonal skills, with demonstrated ability to build relationships and communicate with a range of internal and external stakeholders in a professional and respectful manner
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to multi-task, prioritise competing demands and meet deadlines under pressure
Expertise that you may have that would support our team:
- Candidates will need to demonstrate commitment to Justice Connect’s vision, strategy and values.
What you will achieve in the role
In this role, you’ll work to:
- Play an active role in the provision of timely and professional services, so that access to the justice system is improved through pro bono legal assistance for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
- Provide strong administrative support to a team of lawyers and social workers in a fast-paced environment
- Effectively and efficiently coordinate clinic bookings for Homeless Law’s outreach legal clinics
- Ensure professional and timely communication by phone and email to Homeless Law’s help seekers as well as pro bono lawyers, caseworkers and other key stakeholders
- Accurately capture and enter data for reporting, evidence-based advocacy and service delivery trend analysis
A week in this role
If you were here last week, you would have:
- Speak to multiple help seekers on the phone about their legal issues to conduct intakes for our pro bono lawyers
- Respond to emails from help seekers and caseworkers seeking assistance from Homeless Law
- Attend a daily triage meeting with other legal administrators, lawyers and PLT students to identify legal issues and ensure clients can get legal assistance through one of our pro bono legal clinics
- Attend an internal meeting about the connection between our integrated legal and social work service delivery, digital innovation, law reform and advocacy work
- Attend a weekly social catch-up with the team online
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Legal Administrator, Homeless Law via Pro Bono Australia.
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