Applications close 23 August 2024
Salary: PSO 2.1 ($66,150) – PSO 2.3 ($70,926) depending on experience
FTE: Full time 38 hours per week
Location: 1 position located at Darwin & 1 position located at Katherine – Please indicate your location preference in your application.
Commencement: ASAP
Completion: Ongoing
Reports to Practice Manager/Senior CSO
Duties
- Obtain clear and accurate client information, including personal and family history
- Attend clients at Darwin prison and juvenile detention centre based correctional services, including through audio-visual link and provide where necessary, support, information, referral and follow up.
- Respond to client inquiries, provide legal information and assist communication between lawyer and clients.
- Provide advice and information to lawyers as required about Aboriginal culture and society.
- Develop and maintain community contacts to assist clients access services related to their problems.
- Refer clients to other services where appropriate.
- Arrange assessments for rehabilitation and emergency accommodation.
- Assist with developing bail proposals, including contacting places of accommodation, booking transport etc.
- Ensure accurate and complete Duty and Advice sheets are completed.
- Organise client repatriations and other client and family follow up as directed by lawyers.
- Ensure a high level of confidentiality is maintained at all times.
- Ensure compliance with work health and safety requirements, including vehicle and equipment checks.
- Prepare court lists and organize client files for our duty lawyer or bush court services.
- Travel to remote communities to provide services in connection with circuit courts as required.
- Other duties as directed.
How to Apply:
Applicants for this position must address the selection criteria in their written application, which should be sent to Recruitment@naaja.org.au.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications close 23 August 2024
Duties and selection criteria can be found here: 20240810 DRW & KTH Client Service Officer 2 Posns – Crime FT DS Closes 23 Aug 2024
or visit NAAJA’s Careers page to view all current postings: https://www.naaja.org.au/get-involved/careers/