We are looking for a part-time solicitor to work three days a week within our Just Healthy Families program – Tasmania’s first Health Justice Partnership. Due to the extended reach of this program, we are able to offer this position in any region of Tasmania – south, north or north-west.
If you are interested in contributing to improving the safety and of women and children in Tasmania and contributing the reducing the impact of family violence on Tasmanian families then this role is for you.
This position would involve providing legal advice, legal assistance, information, referral and secondary consultation services to clients and service providers across your region. The role will involve face to face outreach to the Child and Family Learning Centres and other partner sites in your region and some intrastate travel.
The successful applicant will develop and provide community legal education and information sessions to identified health, education and social service partners and groups of clients as well as providing timely advice and referral via our state-wide 1800 number.
This role requires excellent communication and organisational skills and an ability to build close working relationships with a range of health and social service partners. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys a changing working environment, working out in the community and diversity in daily tasks.
The Solicitor will:
- Contribute to the operational objectives of the pilot program to provide outreach based legal services to women experiencing family violence and seek sustainable changes whilst securing safety of the client.
- Visit identified Child and Family Learning Centres in their region and deliver timely and responsive legal services and information to the clients and staff of those Centres.
- Work effectively both independently and in a team to contribute to the achievement of the program and our organisational objectives.
- Demonstrate a high level of interpersonal skills, specifically in respect of managing and organising workload to consider the schedules of clients, nurses, early childhood educators, GP’s and other health and social service partners.
- Have the ability to reflect on practice and to amend work practices to accommodate feedback.
- Have the ability to work in a flexible, adaptable and creative way to meet the funded deliverables.
- Exercise initiative in a dynamic and changing work environment.
For more information about the Just Healthy Families Program, click here.
We offer:
- Flexible working environment
- Focus on employee wellbeing
- Not-for-profit salary packaging arrangement of up to $18,500 per FBT year to increase your take home pay (with admin costs covered by the organisation)
- Additional one week annual leave (pro rata) to support wellbeing
- Up to 12 weeks paid parental leave (pro rata) for employees who have been with the organisation for a minimum of 12 months
To Apply
Download a copy of the Just Healthy Families – Solicitor (Part-Time) Position Description (which includes the selection criteria). If you have any queries about the position, please reach out to careers@womenslegaltas.org.au and when you’re ready to apply, email through a current resume and a statement addressing the selection criteria.