Paralegal Officer

Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety QLD; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety QLD in Cairns is seeking Paralegal officers based in Child Safety Service Centres to support child safety officers across the region. Travel between centres may be required.

You will handle administrative tasks, prepare court documents such as affidavits in consultation with senior staff, and use departmental systems to support applications for child protection orders. A blue card and a current C class licence are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Possession of blue card or ability to obtain one.
• Current C Class Drivers licence.
• Ability to travel between Child Safety Service Centres.
• Experience providing administrative support in a government or child safety context.

Responsibilities

• Administrative tasks that are consistent with departmental policies, procedures and departmental objectives.
• Provide administrative support to child safety officers and prepare court documents (eg. affidavits), in consultation with and under the direction of the child safety officer and/or senior team leader.
• Prepare court documents that demonstrate high level written communication skills, are well structured, objective, clear, concise and meet the required standards of both the department and the court.
• Competently access, understand and use information held in departmental information systems, in preparing affidavits and other court documents to support applications for child protection orders.
• Provide administrative support to senior team leaders in completing requests for information required for applications for child protection orders.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with departmental legal officers to ensure that court documents adequately address legislative requirements.
• Work as part of a team to support child safety officers to meet rapidly changing priorities and ensure deadlines are met.
• Identify and promptly communicate key issues to the senior team leader that may impact on meeting designated tasks.
• Participate and contribute productively as a team member to form culturally appropriate, professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate and contribute to a culture of continuous learning, training and professional development to ensure practice knowledge and skills are contemporary and evidence-based.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement strategies.

Skills

Administrative support

Court documents

Written communication

Team collaboration

Education

Blue Card (Working with Children)

C Class Driver's Licence

Job description

Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety QLD – Cairns QLD

Paralegal officers are based in Child Safety Service Centres and provide support to child safety officers across the region. Paralegal officers may be required to travel between Child Safety Service Centres.

Your responsibilities

• Administrative tasks that are consistent with departmental policies, procedures and departmental objectives.
• Provide administrative support to child safety officers and prepare court documents (eg. affidavits), in consultation with and under the direction of the child safety officer and/or senior team leader.
• Prepare court documents that demonstrate high level written communication skills, are well structured, objective, clear, concise and meet the required standards of both the department and the court.
• Competently access, understand and use information held in departmental information systems, in preparing affidavits and other court documents to support applications for child protection orders.
• Provide administrative support to senior team leaders in completing requests for information required for applications for child protection orders.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with departmental legal officers to ensure that court documents adequately address legislative requirements.
• Work as part of a team to support child safety officers to meet rapidly changing priorities and ensure deadlines are met.
• Identify and promptly communicate key issues to the senior team leader that may impact on meeting designated tasks.
• Participate and contribute productively as a team member to form culturally appropriate, professional working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Participate and contribute to a culture of continuous learning, training and professional development to ensure practice knowledge and skills are contemporary and evidence-based.
• Contribute to continuous quality improvement strategies.

Your mandatory requirements

• Possession of or able to obtain a blue card administered by the Queensland Public Safety Business Agency.
• Travel is a requirement of this position, therefore, it is a requirement that the applicant hold a current “C” Class Drivers licence.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/705868/26

Closing Date: Friday, 13th November 2026