Location:
Sydney, NSW, AU, 2000
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Req ID: 84550
Aboriginal Identified – Senior Caseworker
Grade 7/8
Champion fairness. Empower communities. Build a deadly career.
Salary range $113,574.00 - $125,720.00 + super + entitlements
Ongoing full-time position located in Haymarket. The current office expectation is 3 days per week in the office.
Applicants for this position must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and be accepted in the community as such.
You Belong Here
Here, every role has purpose.
Whether you’re delivering frontline legal services or strengthening our organisation from behind the scenes, you’ll help create fairer outcomes for the people across NSW and the opportunity to share your skills, stories, and passions and to represent your mob and culture.
With over 120 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, we are committed to creating a culturally safe workplace. We value the knowledge, skills and lived experience that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bring to our organisation.
We promote dignity, trust, respect, and are committed to diversity and inclusion by offering recruitment and workplace adjustments.
Connect with the Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal Services Branch for a yarn.
About the team
The Children’s Civil Law Service (CCLS) is a specialist interdisciplinary team within Legal Aid NSW that provides targeted and holistic legal and casework services to young people with contact with the criminal legal system identified as having complex needs. The team work with young people who are participants in the Youth Koori Court, and young people who are in out of home care.
We assist young people across a range of civil law issues including consumer debt, fines, human rights, housing, social security and advocacy within the out of home care environment as well as provide psycho-social casework support to a small number of our legal clients with complex needs.
About the Role
This is a role where being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander is a genuine occupational requirement. This means that your lived experience, cultural knowledge and community connection is essential to succeeding in this role and the services being provided.
As a Senior Case Worker, you will use your expertise, cultural insight and strong community connections to provide trauma and violence-informed support to clients of the Children’s Civil Law Service, many of whom are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. Working alongside solicitors and other professionals, you will deliver culturally safe, holistic support that helps clients navigate legal and non-legal systems, access essential services, and achieve meaningful outcomes.
In this role, you will:
Deliver culturally appropriate, rights-based casework support to help clients access essential services and navigate systemic barriers.
Provide services to clients in a range of settings, including court, Youth Koori Court, and community-based contexts.
Conduct assessments and prepare reports, support letters and other documentation for legal and non-legal settings, including courts and tribunals.
Collaborate with solicitors and other professionals to provide holistic, integrated support to clients.
Build and maintain stakeholder relationships to facilitate referrals, wraparound support and integrated service delivery.
Contribute to capacity building, systemic advocacy and law reform initiatives, while maintaining accurate records in line with organisational policies and procedures.
About You
You are a skilled and compassionate caseworker with experience supporting children and young people and have a strong understanding of the factors that can impact their wellbeing. You bring a strengths-based approach to your work and can build trust and rapport with clients, families and key stakeholders.
You enjoy working collaboratively and have experience partnering with professionals across different services to support positive client outcomes. With excellent communication and organisational skills, you are confident managing a diverse caseload, preparing professional documentation and balancing competing priorities.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Experience supporting children and young people, including those with psychosocial support needs.
Demonstrated experience providing trauma and violence-informed casework services.
Strong assessment, advocacy and report-writing skills, including preparing documentation for legal and non-legal settings.
The ability to work effectively with solicitors, service providers and community organisations to coordinate support and referrals.
Sound judgement, strong time management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a busy environment.
Motivation to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
About Legal Aid NSW
We stand beside people when they need it most.
At Legal Aid NSW, fairness isn’t just a legal principle, it shapes everything we do - our culture, our services, our workplace and our decisions.
Since 1979, Legal Aid NSW has provided legal advice, support and representation in criminal, family and civil law, helping people across NSW navigate hardship and complex legal issues. Our work is challenging, but deeply meaningful.
In partnerships with LawAccess NSW, Community Legal Centres and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT, we are located throughout the state including our Central Sydney office, 25 regional offices, and satellite and outreach offices.
Benefits of working with Legal Aid NSW
As an employee of Legal Aid NSW, you will be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation, working alongside like-minded and values driven people dedicated to justice, community impact, and delivering exceptional support and service through team and cross collaboration.
You will have access to and enjoy a variety of support and benefits so you can thrive personally and professionally. You’ll love our:
Flexible Working - we are a Flex Ready certified and Carers and Employers accredited organisation. We are leading the way in offering a variety of flexible working options to uniquely support your unique work life balance.
Professional Growth – as the largest law firm in NSW we offer a variety of opportunities to enhance your career at every stage, through our Judge Bob Bellear Legal Career Pathways Program, Aboriginal Legal Career Pathways and Regional Graduate Program, ongoing learning, shadowing and mentoring, development opportunities, and secondments.
Work Health, Safety and Wellbeing - with dedicated programs, training, resources, and respectful work practices, our Wellbeing Framework ensures your physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing matters so you feel supported, safe and holistically well.
The Role’s Essential Requirements
Applicants for this role must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. You must be able to demonstrate your Aboriginality in your application.
Hold Australian or NZ citizenship or Australian Permanent Residency
Be willing to undertake relevant pre-employment checks such as Working with Children Check, Criminal Record Check and Conduct Service Check.
Possess a four-year Bachelor Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field OR Bachelor Degree plus a relevant postgraduate qualification.
Possess a minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
Be eligible for professional registration (e.g. AASW or Psychology Board).
Download the Role Description to explore the role in-depth.
We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.
Please note:
Applicants for this position must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and be accepted in the community as such.
An applicant's race is a genuine occupational qualification and is authorised under Section 14(d) of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
Aboriginality is defined by descent through parentage, identification as being Aboriginal and being accepted in the community as such.
In the pre-screening questions you will need to provide information on how you satisfy the Aboriginality criteria. Your responses will be treated with confidence.
Apply Now!
Closing Date: Thursday 23 July at 11.59pm
Your application is your chance to show why you’re a strong match for this role.
Please provide:
A current resume (up to 5 pages)
A cover letter (up to 2 pages) addressing your responses to the following two (2) targeted questions:
Targeted Question 1: How have you previously supported children and young people to achieve positive outcomes?
Targeted Question 2: How has your lived experience, cultural knowledge and community connections informed your approach to supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families and communities?
We’re here to help
Legal Aid NSW is committed to a recruitment process that is inclusive and barrier free.
Connect with the Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal Services Branch for a yarn about the support available for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
For accessibility support or recruitment adjustments, please contact Allison Alderton, Senior Recruitment Officer, at
[email protected] or 02 9068 1721
For information on Recruitment and Workplace Adjustments, visit Adjustments for individual needs | I Work for NSW.
For more information about the recruitment process and working at Legal Aid NSW view our Candidate Information Pack.
For role specific enquiries, contact Axel Maire, Talent Acquisition Business Partner, at
[email protected] or 02 9219 5096
For general recruitment enquiries, contact the Talent Acquisition Team on 02 9134 9347 or via
[email protected].
For guidance on preparing for interview readiness, explore the NSW Public Sector’s interactive Capability Application Tool.
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We look forward to receiving your application!
