Bail & Remand Support Coordinator - Aboriginal Justice

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service; Mildura; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 91,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

35-hour work week

5 additional leave days per year

Job summary

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service – Mildura VIC is seeking a Bail and Remand Support Coordinator to provide intensive, short-term support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults on bail. You will help clients navigate challenges after release, identify barriers to bail compliance and connect them with housing, transport, health and community services.

The role focuses on the early post-release period, coordinating referrals, supporting bail conditions, and working with legal

Qualifications

• Experience in case work, case coordination or client support, ideally within justice, community services, health or human services.
• Experience engaging respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, families and communities.
• An understanding of the barriers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can experience within the criminal justice system.
• An understanding of bail and remand and how these systems affect clients and their families.
• Confidence supporting clients with complex needs, including situations involving crisis or a high risk of bail breach.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to identify practical barriers to successful bail compliance.
• Receive referrals and handovers from the Bail Report Writer and provide immediate support following release.
• Help clients understand and meet their bail conditions and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate referrals to Aboriginal-led and mainstream services.
• Undertake housing advocacy and referral coordination.
• Provide practical assistance through targeted brokerage, including transport, phones and material assistance.
• Maintain regular contact with clients during the early period of bail.
• Liaise with lawyers, courts and other justice stakeholders regarding compliance matters.
• Maintain accurate case notes and contribute to program data and reporting.
• Support clients to transition to longer-term local services once they are stabilised.

Skills

Case work

Case coordination

Client support

Aboriginal engagement

Communication

Cultural safety

Trauma-informed

Problem solving

Travel willingness

Time management

Education

Certificate IV or Diploma in Community Services

Job description

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service – Mildura VIC is seeking a Bail and Remand Support Coordinator to provide intensive, short-term support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults on bail. You will help clients navigate challenges after release, identify barriers to bail compliance and connect them with housing, transport, health and community services.

The role focuses on the early post-release period, coordinating referrals, supporting bail conditions, and working with legal