CD / CLE Project Lead

Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre; Lismore City Council; On-site; AUD 106,000 - 113,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Superannuation

Job summary

Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre in Lismore (Bundjalung Country) seeks a Community Development and Community Legal Education Program Lead to coordinate education initiatives and support vulnerable communities. You will supervise the Community Development/CLE Officer and the Aboriginal Legal Access Program Officer while building partnerships with local services.

Strong communication, project management and cultural competency are essential for delivering plain-language information and

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the community legal sector, legal assistance services and justice system.
• Experience developing plain language legal information, community legal education resources and training materials.
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and/or CALD communities.
• Understanding of disaster recovery, housing stress, tenancy issues or other priority legal and social issues affecting the Northern Rivers region.
• Experience supporting volunteers, student placements or community-based programs.
• Skills in advocacy, campaign coordination, law reform or community-led consultation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to negotiate difficult interactions and conflict.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the community development/community legal education program and supervise related officers.
• Supervise the Community Development/CLE Officer and the Aboriginal Legal Access Program Officer.
• Engage with local communities and partners to deliver accessible legal information and education.

Skills

Community Development

Community Legal Education

Stakeholder engagement

Training material development

Advocacy

Communication

Job description

Community Development/ Community Legal Education Program Lead Position

21 hpw Permanent

Competitive salary + super + salary packaging

Based in Lismore. Salary $105,854 to $112,648 (pro-rata) plus Not-For Profit (NFP) salary packaging options

Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre (NRCLC) is a NFP community legal centre that is passionate about what we do and committed to justice for clients and the community. Our multidisciplinary team is made up of solicitors, tenant advocates, community legal education staff, women’s domestic court advocates, paralegals, support staff and volunteers.

About our CD/CLE Program Lead Position

NRCLC has an exciting new opportunity within our Legal Team. We are seeking a highly motivated individual to assist our legal team coordinate the community development/ community legal education program.

The role supervises the:

• Community Development/Community Legal Education Officer and
• Aboriginal Legal Access Program Officer

We are seeking an individual with strong community connections, a passion for working with vulnerable communities and assisting the Centre to drive community legal education.

Our team strongly values diversity. Whether you are currently undertaking studies, have worked in service delivery or have had a long career in the legal sector, this is a great opportunity to be part of a unique team that provides vital support to our community.

This role is based in Lismore on Bundjalung Country.

About You

As our ideal candidate, you will have:

• Knowledge of the community legal sector, legal assistance services and justice system.
• Experience developing plain language legal information, community legal education resources and training materials.
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and/or culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
• Understanding of disaster recovery, housing stress, tenancy issues or other priority legal and social issues affecting the Northern Rivers region.
• Experience supporting volunteers, student placements or community-based programs.
• Skills in advocacy, campaign coordination, law reform or community-led consultation.
• Excellentverbal and written communication skillsand ability tonegotiate difficult interactions and conflict
• Be able to work autonomously under limited supervision and balance priorities.

Think you have some but not all of the right experience? We encourage you to submit your application anyway and let us decide.

At NRCLC we recognise ourstrengthcomes fromdiversityand so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation and family responsibilities to apply. Because we want to meet the best candidates for this role, please call us on02 6621 1000to discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make so you can take part in our recruitment process.