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Central Australian Women’s Legal Service

ABOUT US
Central Australian Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) is a multi-disciplinary Community Legal Centre providing services for all women in Central Australia and the Barkly Region, with offices based in Alice Springs and Tennant Creek. Many of our clients are women who have experienced or are experiencing Domestic and Family Violence.

CAWLS is a busy practice with a vibrant and dedicated team of practitioners.

We are committed to providing holistic, culturally safe, trauma-informed wrap-around services, achieving excellent outcomes for our clients through law reform, legal advice and representation, client support, financial counselling, community legal education and outreach. Our staff are motivated, and dedicated and ensure we provide quality service to all clients and stakeholders.

ABOUT THE ROLE
Exciting opportunities exists within the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service to join our legal team.

CAWLS is seeking self-motivated candidates with demonstrated legal practice experience and a strong work ethic to provide high quality Community Legal Education programs in line with CAWLS areas of practice. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about improving access to justice for women.

We are looking for 1 lawyer to work in Alice Springs and 1 lawyer to work in Tennant Creek. Relocation assistance may be available (as per CAWLS relocation policy).

CAWLS SERVICE DELIVERY INCLUDES;

• Family law, divorce, property, children
• Domestic and family violence
• Child Protection
• Discrimination
• Credit & Debt
• Tenancy
• Employment including Workplace Sexual Harassment,
• Victims of Crime applications
• Other civil law matters
• Criminal Law

As a CLE Lawyer with the Central Australian Women’s Legal Service, you will be working in a small but busy and tight knit team. Under the direction of the Senior Management Team, you will be engaged in a variety of tasks.

Excellent ongoing training and on the job support will be provided to the successful applicant.

Total effective package includes: base salary, superannuation, leave loading, relocation assistance and salary packaging options. Annual progression within the salary scale is subject to satisfactory performance.

*Additional benefits apply for employees based in Tennant Creek.

ABOUT YOU
You must be eligible to hold a Practising Certificate in the Northern Territory and hold or have the ability to obtain a NT Drivers licence, NT Ochre card (working with children) and a current National Police check.

YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Liaising with key stakeholders across the community and legal sector to review existing CLE services and programs, identify gaps in legal literacy within the community, and develop and implement a CLE program in line with CAWLS strategic plan.
• Ensure that CLE delivery is informed by Adult Education best practice principles.
• Undertake casework and legal advice in the course of CAWLS advice clinics and in conjunction with CLE sessions providing high quality legal advice and representation within CAWLS areas of practice and guidelines.
• Working with colleagues across the organisation to deliver holistic and wrap around services for clients including appropriate referrals to other services and agencies when necessary.
• Representing clients at the local court, in the Federal Circuit court and other tribunals as necessary and to assist with the provision of duty lawyer services.
• Undertaking Outreach to provide CLE, Legal advice and representation to women. May include occasional travel to remote locations.
• Developing and maintaining appropriate networks with relevant community-based organisations, engaging in partnership development activities to build awareness of the service for CAWLS clients.
• Undertake and/or participate in policy and law reform & assist with the writing and editing of texts for publication as required.
• Supporting other colleagues, particularly when they are out of office, by taking responsibility for their files.
• Other duties as delegated by the Senior Management team.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records and some data entry.

An applicant’s gender is a genuine occupational requirement of this position, authorised by s35 of the NT Anti-Discrimination Act and Division 4 (s30, ss1 & ss2a,c,g,e,& h) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

HOW TO APPLY
Apply online to [email protected], see position description.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, and candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

For more information contact: Alice de Brenni, CAWLS Operations Manager, (08) 8952 4055.

Central Australian Women’s Legal Service

CAWLS is a busy community legal practice with a vibrant and dedicated team committed to providing representation and excellent outcomes for our clients through law reform, legal advice and representation, community legal education and outreach. Many of our clients are women who have experienced or are experiencing Domestic and Family violence.

CAWLS is seeking a self-motivated candidate to assist the Education Manager to develop an exciting new project supporting implementation of the NT Health Clinical Guidelines within Alice Springs Hospital .

Crucial in your success in this role is your highly developed written and verbal communication skills and ability to work autonomously as well as within a team environment.

Total effective package includes: base salary, superannuation, leave loading, relocation assistance and salary packaging options.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The primary objectives of the role are to;

• Support implementation of the NT Health Clinical Guidelines for culturally safe DFSV practice within Alice Springs Hospital (the DFSV clinical guideline), including through co-location at Alice Springs Hospital.
• Build capacity of NT Health DFSV interventions by training and supporting staff at Alice Springs Hospital including Doctors, Nurses, Midwives, Aboriginal liaison and Aboriginal Health Practitioners, Allied Health and translator staff.
• Provide guidance and support to embed the principles underpinning the Northern Territory Government Risk Assessment and Management Framework (RAMF) into health practice at Alice Springs Hospital.
• Support Alice Springs Hospital to improve patient transitions in and out of hospital, including through strengthening NT Health referral pathways and processes.
• Work with the Education and Policy Manager and CAWLS Management Team for the overall success of the implementation of the NT Health Clinical Guidelines, fulfilling obligations pursuant to funding agreements and ensuring the service is compliant with all regulatory requirements.

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

• Work with NT Health to develop and co-deliver training schedules for prioritised staff.
• Promote and facilitate access to the DFSV Clinical Guideline training, products and communication tools to NT Health staff and external service providers.
• Support the development of communities of practice and provide reflective practice mentoring where appropriate.
• Facilitate information sharing between relevant participating health teams.
• Contribute to strengthened internal and external patient referral pathways to support responses that better meet the social emotional health and wellbeing needs of patients.
• Engage in and facilitate staff participation in continuous quality improvement activities, evaluation data collection activities and record and report progress on activities as required.
• Undertake training/professional development in consultation with the Education & Policy Manager and/or Senior Management Team.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this position, you will have;

• A Bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline/social services or law and/or substantial experience operating within the DFSV sector.
• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104 or TAE40110) or equivalent, and/or degree.
• Postgraduate experience in providing contemporary advanced clinical services responding to domestic, family and sexual violence and demonstrated comprehensive understanding of culturally safe practice.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, develop, implement and evaluate clinical education and training activities.
• Demonstrated understanding of the dynamics of domestic, family and sexual violence as it affects women and children.
• Experience as an adult educator and/or facilitator with excellent public speaking skills;
• Well-developed communication, interpersonal skills, negotiation and conflict management skills, with experience working with multi-disciplinary team environment.
• High level planning and time management skills including the demonstrated ability to prioritise and complete tasks within expected timeframes and an understanding of the principles of quality improvement and patient safety.
• Personal commitment to reflection and self-care to build resilience and minimise the impact of vicarious trauma.

The successful candidate must have a Current (NT) Driver’s License, NT Ochre Card & Criminal History check (or the ability to obtain).

Interested but not sure where you might fit into this project? We would love to hear from you!

Please note this is a female identified role. An applicant’s gender is a genuine occupational requirement of this position, authorised by s35 of the NT Anti-Discrimination Act and Division 4 (s30, ss1 & ss2a,c,g,e,& h) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

Read more in the position description.

Central Australian Women’s Legal Service

CAWLS is a busy community legal practice with a vibrant and dedicated team committed to providing representation and excellent outcomes for our clients through law reform, legal advice and representation, community legal education and outreach. Many of our clients are women who have experienced or are experiencing Domestic and Family violence.

CAWLS is seeking a self-motivated candidate to assist the Education Manager to develop an exciting new project supporting implementation of the NT Health Clinical Guidelines for culturally safe DFSV practice within Tennant Creek Hospital.

Crucial in your success in this role is your highly developed written and verbal communication skills and ability to work autonomously as well as within a team environment.

Total effective package includes: base salary, superannuation, leave loading, relocation assistance and salary packaging options.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The primary objectives of the role are to;

• Support implementation of the NT Health Clinical Guidelines for culturally safe DFSV practice within Tennant Creek Hospital.
• Contribute to building capacity of DFSV and Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) interventions in the health sector through delivery of training at Tennant Creek Hospital and to staff within selected primary health partner organisations across the Barkly Region.
• Work with the CAWLS Education Team to provide guidance and support to embed the principles underpinning the Northern Territory Government Risk Assessment and Management Framework (RAMF) into health practice at Tennant Creek Hospital and within selected primary health partner organisations.

RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE

• Contribute to the development and delivery of training to enhance the capacity of frontline health workers to identify and respond to disclosures of DFSV and Child Sexual Abuse within the hospital setting, and within select primary health settings.
• Guide and support the Hospital and select primary health partners in aligning practice and processes to reflect the principles underpinning the NT Risk Assessment Management Framework, including through enhanced referral pathways and support responses to better meet social emotional health and wellbeing needs of patients.
• Contribute to the provision of a secondary consultation service ensuring compliance with confidentiality management processes, trauma-informed principles and mandatory reporting obligations.
• Contribute to the ongoing evaluation of the NT Health Clinical Guideline and to the Local Link pilot program, including through collection and compilation of both qualitative and quantitative data.
• Work with the Education and Policy Manager and CAWLS Management Team for the overall success of the implementation of the NT Health Clinical Guidelines and Primary Health Network Local Link Pilot program, fulfilling obligations pursuant to funding agreements and ensuring the service is compliant with all regulatory requirements.

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in this position, you will have;

• A Bachelor degree in a relevant health discipline/social services or law and/or substantial experience operating within the DFSV sector.
  Certificate IV in Training and Assessment (TAA40104 or TAE40110) or equivalent, and/or degree
• Post graduate experience in providing contemporary advanced clinical services responding to domestic, family and sexual violence and demonstrated comprehensive understanding of culturally safe practice.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, develop, implement and evaluate clinical education and training activities.
• Demonstrated understanding of the dynamics of domestic, family and sexual violence as it affects women and children.
• Experience as an adult educator and/or facilitator with excellent public speaking skills;
• Well-developed communication, interpersonal skills, negotiation and conflict management skills, with experience working with multi-disciplinary team environment.
• High level planning and time management skills including the demonstrated ability to prioritise and complete tasks within expected timeframes and an understanding of the principles of quality improvement and patient safety.
• Personal commitment to reflection and self-care to build resilience and minimise the impact of vicarious trauma.

The successful candidate must have a Current (NT) Driver’s License, NT Ochre Card & Criminal History check (or the ability to obtain).

Interested but not sure where you might fit into this project? We would love to hear from you!

Please note this is a female identified role. An applicant’s gender is a genuine occupational requirement of this position, authorised by s35 of the NT Anti-Discrimination Act and Division 4 (s30, ss1 & ss2a,c,g,e,& h) of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience.

Read more in the position description.

Central Australian Women’s Legal Service (CAWLS) is recruiting 3 x positions for an exciting new project in collaboration with the Northern Territory Public Health Network (NTPHN).

Development and implementation of a pilot Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence (DFSV) Program.

• Developing partnerships with identified primary healthcare providers (such as GP clinics and allied health providers) to provide education and referral support in response to managing disclosures of Domestic, Family & Sexual Violence (DFSV).
• Developing and delivering tailored, ongoing and scaffolded education and professional development and support to frontline staff within partner organisations.
• Auditing and re-developing referral processes and resources to assist partner services identify, assess and respond to disclosures of DFSV.
• Provide accessible secondary consultation support to partner services in relation to identification of DFSV, risk assessment and risk management.

We are looking for suitable candidates to fill 3 x positions, attached to the project.

Program Manager (Job Description HERE)

Program Officer (Job Description HERE)

Program Education Officer (Job Description HERE)

Submit your application as soon as possible, as interviews for these positions will be conducted on a rolling basis.

Interested but not sure where you might fit into this project? We would love to hear from you. Contact Alice on 08 89524055 or via email: [email protected]

Create positive change from the inside out.

• Casual, part-time and full-time opportunities at our Cherry Creek and Parkville precincts
• Earn up to $93,639, with a base salary of $74,580 including standard penalty rates and overtime
• Full training provided including a fully funded Certificate IV in Youth Justice
• Relocation allowance for eligible candidates

Bring your life experience and passion to youth justice, and we’ll offer you job security, paid training and an opportunity to create positive change.

As a youth justice worker, you’ll empower young people in custody to steer their lives in a positive direction by acting as part of an extended network of care, helping them work to a daily structure, achieve key goals and develop life skills.

Youth justice workers also act as keyworkers in a young persons’ care team to monitor progress and support rehabilitative outcomes. It can be challenging work where you’ll need resilience to manage difficult situations, but in return for your skills and life experience, we offer paid training (including a Cert IV in youth justice), job security and a wide range of benefits.

We look for:

• passion and empathy – the willingness to work with children and young people while still setting boundaries
• life experience – the ability to adapt and manage challenging situations
• dedication and resilience – maintaining positivity and commitment even after setbacks
• teamwork – the ability to be a natural team player and work well with a close team
• verbal and written communication skills – report writing will be part of your job
• pro-activity – the skill for solving challenges and complex issues with bright ideas.

We also value qualifications or experience in the following areas:

Case management, youth work, community services, social studies, education, criminology or allied health practices such as psychology, speech pathology, occupational therapy, psychiatric nursing or alcohol and other drugs.

Join our team today and help create positive change from the inside out!

Apply link: https://www.justice.vic.gov.au/youthjusticecareers