Field Officer, Aboriginal Community Legal Support

Aboriginal Legal Service; Sydney; Sur place; AUD 83 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary packaging up to $15,900 (not‑off

Annual leave loading 17.5%

Career and professional development

Résumé du poste

Aboriginal Legal Service in Redfern, NSW seeks a Field Officer (Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Identified) to connect mob with legal help and work with solicitors and communities to ensure fair access to justice.

You will travel across Country to support clients, build partnerships with local organisations, and keep high-quality records in line with ALS values. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Be a proud Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, recognised and accepted by your community.
• Demonstrated lived experience, cultural knowledge, and connection to community.
• Strong understanding and respect for culture, traditions, and community needs when helping clients and their families.
• Commitment to fairness and social justice, knowing challenges our people face in the legal system.
• Know the support services and referrals available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and help access them.
• Ability to write clear and accurate reports about client work and outcomes.

Responsabilités

• Walking alongside mob, offering culturally safe support, referrals, and legal information.
• Working with our solicitor and clients, helping with files, staying in touch, and ensuring clients get the support they need.
• Getting out into the community for a yarn, sharing information, and delivering legal education in ways that work for mob.
• Building strong connections with clients, local organisations, and community groups to help access justice.
• Keeping work high-quality and respectful, following ALS values, staying organised, and maintaining records.
• Travelling across Country to support clients, visit communities, and represent the ALS at courts, meetings, and events.

Connaissances

Indigenous identity

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Report writing

Cultural knowledge

Outils

Microsoft Office

Description du poste

Aboriginal Legal Service in Redfern, NSW seeks a Field Officer (Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Identified) to connect mob with legal help and work with solicitors and communities to ensure fair access to justice.

You will travel across Country to support clients, build partnerships with local organisations, and keep high-quality records in line with ALS values. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.