Unique opportunity for a motivated individual to provide their lived experience perspective to our Remand Reform Project.

• Maximum term position up to June 2027 (part time considered)
• Salary range: $98,902 - $123,624 (pro rata) plus super plus salary packaging 
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model

About the role
The Senior Lived Experience Consultant (SLEC) will play an important part in reforming Victoria Legal Aid's (VLA's) remand service as part of our Remand Reform Project. You will be required to support the Remand Support and Advocacy Service (RSAS) project team in the creation of a new service, aiming to better meet the non-legal needs of people facing remand.

In addition, you will be responsible for supporting, facilitating and coordinating a lived experience group with membership drawn from people who have personal experience of the criminal justice system. As such, this role is a designated lived experience position and only candidates with personal experience in police custody or having criminal charges are eligible to apply as per the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country.

About you
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated experience working from a lived experience perspective in a designated role (mandatory). 
• Previous experience in group facilitation (highly desirable).
• Proven experience working with First Nations Australians and/or our priority client groups and an ability to work in a culturally safe, trauma informed and person-centred way (desirable).
• Post secondary qualification (certificate, diploma or degree) in a relevant field such as, community development, community health, community mental health, health, education or social work or equivalent professional experience (desirable).

At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you're excited about this role but your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

About Victoria Legal Aid
We provide legal representation and non-legal advocacy services to people who need it most. With over 1000 staff employed in 15 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice, legal representation, non legal advocacy services 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 provide high quality services to the people we serve.

Employee benefits

• Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid work from home & office model
• Peer support from a group of designated lived experience staff
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing
• Opportunity to join Myki Commuter Club(and salary package the cost)
• Supportive team environment in modern offices (including free gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office)
• Access to discounted Private Health Insurance

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 Lauren Rolfo, Recruitment Specialist on (03) 9269 0225 or recruitment@vla.vic.gov.au.

No agency applications will be accepted.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Sunday 20 October 2024, however we will be reviewing applications as they are received and commencing recruitment activities throughout this period.

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.

All job offers at VLA require reference checks, police checks and pre-employment misconduct screening. It is important to note that a history of workplace conduct issues or a criminal record does not automatically disqualify you from employment with us. We recognise that there may be relevant experiences disclosed in your application due to the lived experience we are seeking for this role, and we are committed to reviewing all applications fairly. A court outcome won't impact candidates eligibility for the role as we are directly seeking those with lived experience or the justice system, and we encourage candidates to discuss this with the hiring manager should their application progress.

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.