Senior Advocate, IMHA

Legal Aid; Melbourne; Hybride; AUD 105 000 - 122 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid work

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Paid seasonal leave

Gender affirmation leave

Reproductive & fertility leave

Annual salary increase

Myki passes

Learning & development

Employee Assistance Program

Résumé du poste

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking a Senior Advocate for IMHA in Melbourne, with a focus on supervising a team of advocates and driving effective, rights-based advocacy within the mental health system.

You will mentor staff, manage workload, and champion consumer rights, reporting to the IMHA Manager. The role supports flexible hybrid work, salary packaging, and extensive staff benefits across Victoria.

Qualifications

• Leadership and people-management experience.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Sound knowledge of consumer rights in mental health.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders.

Responsabilités

• Provide supervision and mentoring to IMHA advocates.
• Monitor and manage workload of the team.
• Ensure debriefing practices support staff wellbeing.
• Advocate for consumers\' rights within the mental health system.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to coordinate advocacy services.

Connaissances

People management

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder liaison

Team collaboration

Description du poste

# Senior Advocate, IMHA* Melbourne - Northern Metro* Community Services* Ongoing - full time## About this role* **Full-time ongoing position*** **Salary range: $104,925 - $122,409 plus super*** **Up to $15,900 in salary packaging, flexible hybrid work arrangement****About the role**Our Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) team is a non-legal advocacy program that is staffed and led by professionals with mental health consumer experience and/or backgrounds in community development, consumer advocacy, mental health advocacy, community sector advocacy, social work, mental health service provision or other similar fields.You will provide advocacy services in complex matters and empower your consumers to know and exercise their rights within the mental health system, allowing them to participate in decisions relating to their own assessment, treatment and recovery.As a senior team member, you will provide supervision and mentoring to the team, monitor and manage workload. Also to ensure that effective debriefing practices are upheld to support the health and wellbeing of your team members.*This role is based at our Broadmeadows office on Wurundjeri Country.***About you**As our ideal candidate, you will possess:* People management and leadership skills to support a team to work effectively together, and provide supervision, mentoring and debriefing to IMHA advocates.* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to liaise and communicate effectively with consumers from diverse backgrounds, various stakeholders and organisations.* Sound knowledge of the issues affecting consumers and the ability to ‘stand up' and champion on behalf of consumers.* Proven ability to work collaboratively with others and foster cooperative and supportive work relationships and team environment.*Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate.***About VLA** We offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy to those who need it most. With over 1500+ staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.**Employee benefits*** A focus on work-life balance, including flexible working arrangements* Hybrid work from home & office model* Generous leave benefits, including: + Three days paid seasonal leave + Paid gender affirmation leave + Five days both paid reproductive and fertility leave per calendar year* Annual 3% salary increase each December plus performance-related salary incentives* Attractive salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 PLUS Novated Leasing* Discounted annual Myki public transport passes* Individual learning and professional development opportunities, tailored to your role and career goals* Free annual flu vaccinations* Access to gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office* Access to our Employee Assistance Program, including confidential counselling and access to a range of mental health and wellbeing resources.**How to apply**To be considered for this role, please submit your current **resume** and a **completed candidate application form** (listed within the file attachments).If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team.For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Emma Wilcox-Davies, Manager IMHA on [phone] or [e-mail].***No agency applications will be accepted.*****Applications close by 11.59pm on Wednesday 4th November 2026.****Other relevant information**It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.## Job details| | || --- | --- || Job Reference: | VG/VLA/LPCJLH/1952074 || Location: | Melbourne - Northern Metro || Work Type: | Ongoing - full time || Job Function: | Community Services || Classification: | WVR 4.1 - 41AO6C || Salary Range: | $104,925 - $122,409 || Job Duration: | N/A || Date posted: | 21-Oct-2026 || Application Close Date: | 04-Nov-2026 || Attachments: | Senior Advocate, IMHA #2548 - Position Description.docx (Word, 235KB)Position DescriptionSenior Advocate IMHA #2548 - Candidate application form.docx (Word, 236KB)Key Selection Criteria || Contact: | Emma Wilcox-Davies 0390933718 |