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Just Healthy Families Solicitor (Level 5)

Women’s Legal Service Tasmania
Hobart TAS

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Job Details

Full-time

Qualifications

Microsoft Word
Statistics
Management
Working with Vulnerable People Registration
Microsoft Office
Administrative experience
Driver Licence
First Aid Certification
Legal drafting
Organisational skills
Computer skills
Communication skills
Time management

Full Job Description

Employment Status Full Time
Classification SCHADS Level 5
Reports To Assistant Principal Solicitor/Principal Solicitor
Location Hobart/Launceston/Burnie

ORGANISATONAL OVERVIEW

Women’s Legal Service Tasmania (WLST) and Tasmania Legal Aid (TLA) have collaborated to offer Tasmania’s first
Health Justice Partnership – Just Healthy Families (JHF).

Both WLST and TLA run programs with a family violence focus, with WLST also being able to provide integrated
social supports to clients experiencing family violence through financial counselling and social work. You can read
more about each organisations approach to community legal assistance through their strategic plans found on their
websites.

JHF partners with Child and Family Learning Centres (Department of Children, Education and Young People), Child
Health and Parenting Centres (Department of Health), Hobart Women’s Shelter, and other service providers such as
community services, general practitioners and other allied health professionals. More information about how Health
Justice Partnerships operate can be found through the Health Justice Australia website.

The JHF program provides assistance across a range of legal areas including family law, child protection, family
violence, housing, debt, and victims of crime compensation and aims to reduce the impact of family violence on all
Tasmanians. We offer a unique and holistic service response to clients across the state with the goal of improving the
safety and wellbeing of Tasmanian families and achieving gender equity. Our solicitors specialise in family violence
and trauma informed practice.

Outside of JHF, WLST provides a statewide community legal service for women in Tasmania, providing legal advice
and information about legal and non-legal options through a dedicated telephone advice line, as well as face to face
appointments, community legal education, outreach, drafting of law reform submissions and referrals to appropriate
support services. Our clients are also supported by in-house financial counselling and social work services. WLST
operates from three offices in Hobart, Launceston, and Burnie.

WLST’s mission is to promote justice, equality, and safety for women, particularly those who are disadvantaged or
facing discrimination. WLST also auspice a Working Women’s Centre.

WLST is committed to protecting children, young people and other vulnerable people from harm and will require
completion of screening checks prior to finalising employment.

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Under the supervision of the WLST Assistant Principal Solicitor or Principal Solicitor, the Solicitor will provide a high
level of supportive, plain language legal advice, information, referral and secondary consultation services to women
who access JHF through one of our partner locations. Where appropriate, the provision of face-to-face advice,
preparation of written documents and correspondence will be undertaken. A large percentage of clients seek
assistance with matters relating to family law issues, however, queries can relate to any area of the law, and as such
a commitment to professional development is important.

The provision of community legal education (CLE) workshops, drafting of law reform and lobbying submissions, along
with organisational and administrative responsibilities are also a component of this position.

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.

Some intrastate travel may be required from time to time.

A full-time employee, the normal hours of work will be 38 hours per week, between 9:00am and 5:06pm, inclusive of a
30-minute lunch break.

KEY ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Legal Services

Visit identified Child and Family Learning Centres (CFLCs) in a specific region and deliver timely and

responsive legal services and information to the clients and staff of these centres, providing high-quality legal
advice, information, referral, and secondary consultation services in relation to matters in both State and
Federal jurisdictions, ensuring efficient, appropriate and plain language service delivery, including preparation
of documents, forms and correspondence.

Work effectively both independently and in a team to contribute to the achievement of the program and JHF

objectives, demonstrating a high level of interpersonal skills, specifically in respect of managing and
organizing workloads to consider the schedules of clients, nurses, early childhood educators, GPs and other
health and social service partners.

Provide an integrated and holistic client service, working with social workers and financial counsellors to

address both legal and non-legal needs of clients.

Assist to develop and co-deliver community legal education activities and resources, training and outreach

programs in line with the work of the organisation, working collaboratively with key stakeholders to deliver
these services.

Assistance with research, preparation and presentation of law reform and lobbying submissions, working in

consultation with other staff and key stakeholders to prepare submissions with reference to Women’s Legal
Service Tasmania’s Strategic Plan.

Organisational Responsibilities

Carry out the responsibilities of the position in accordance with the Position Description, the funding

requirements and the overarching vision, mission and values, policies and procedures and Strategic Plan of
Women’s Legal Service Tasmania.

Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, including financial counsellors and social workers, to provide holistic

client services. Participate in regular case management meetings and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

An ability to reflect on practice and to amend work practices to accommodate feedback, and exercise initiative

in a dynamic and changing work environment to meet funding deliverables in a creative way.

Contribute to organisational reporting, including reports to the Board, funders and other organisations.

Be responsible for your own administrative work. The administration team provides some administrative

support, however the nature of funding for community legal services does not enable full administrative
support.

Demonstrate the competencies in accordance with Women’s Legal Service Tasmania’s Core Competency

Model. For reference, the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services (SCHADS) Award
competencies for Level 5 are listed within this document.

KEY ROLE COMPETENCIES

Universal Competencies

Collaborative Approach

Takes time to listen to and understand the perspectives of others.

Uses language that demonstrates respect for colleagues and stakeholders at all times.

Helps others consider new perspectives.

Treats constructive feedback as a developmental opportunity.

Welcomes the opportunity to discuss competing points of view.

Diverse and Inclusive

Displays a willingness to engage with all people in a non-judgmental or non-discriminatory way.

Demonstrates unconditional positive regard toward internal and external stakeholders.

Ensures own conduct aligns with the values of WLST.

Identifies and challenges behaviours that contravene the values of WLST.

Efficient and Contemporary

Sets priorities and monitors workflows, including establishing programs and activities.

Sets priorities, plans outcomes and organises their own work and that of lower classified staff/volunteers, and

establishes the most appropriate ways to deliver a program.

Provides reports on progress of program activities, including recommendations.

Delivers a variety of appropriate outputs, demonstrating a high level of knowledge and expertise.

Undertakes analysis/design for project development, and/or complete programming in specialist areas.

Meets commitments effectively and efficiently and delivers results on time.

Actively completes planning, study or research for particular projects, service design or implementation of

procedures and presentation.

Healthy Workplace

Practices self-care for good mental health and wellbeing.

Recognises the significance of policy and procedures that guide workplace behaviours.

Monitor and interpret legislation, regulations and other agreements relating to occupational health and safety.

Undertake duties that require knowledge of procedures, guidelines or statutory requirements relevant to the

organisation.

Quality Practices

Displays motivation to engage in quality improvement projects and processes.

Demonstrates program effectiveness with data.

Undertakes analysis/design for the development and maintenance of projects in specialist areas.

Improves practices, increasing effectiveness and achieving efficiency and actively supports the application of

sound quality practices.

Organisational Culture

Actively engages in supervision (reflective practice) and professional development opportunities.

Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships with colleagues and stakeholders.

Acknowledges others’ skills and expertise, encourages and contributes to the sharing of knowledge, and

creates learning opportunities for others.

Provides expert advice to staff classified at lower levels and to volunteers.

Client Related Competencies

Evidence based best practice

Has an understanding of trauma and its impact across the lifespan.

Is able to complete comprehensive assessments, identify key stressors and plan support in response.

Identifies important issues for clients (e.g. mental, physical, social, occupational and spiritual needs) and

collaborate with other team members at WLST to integrate support.

Delivers a variety of appropriate interventions demonstrating a high level of knowledge and expertise.

Undertakes analysis and design for project development and completes programming in specialist areas.

Actively completes planning study or research for particular projects, service design or implementation of

procedures and presentations.

Client focused

Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships with clients and their supports.

Demonstrates respect for family members and carer roles, acknowledging diverse family capacities and value

systems.

Seeks feedback on client satisfaction and takes remedial action as required.

Expresses hope and optimism, applying a strengths-based approach and valuing client and family/carer

knowledge.

Seeks to understand service needs from the client’s perspective and ensures that the client’s standards are

met.

Seeks to understand how the client relates to their own culture/s and community and, where relevant, how the

client relates to the culture of their family.

Anticipates client needs and recommends potential solutions in compliance with WLST’s regulations, rules

and policies.

Knowledge and application

Provides care and support to clients within the boundaries prescribed by law and professional, national and

local requirements, and codes of ethical practice.

Participates in professional development relevant to role and professional interests.

Engages in reflective practice.

Supports less experienced colleagues and peers to develop rapport and facilitate engagement and

communication with complex clients and families or carers.

Guides less experienced colleagues and peers in assessing and responding to risk.

Demonstrates an extensive knowledge of resources and services for information and referral of clients.

Outcome evaluation

Invites and involves clients in providing feedback on services and in service planning.

Demonstrates program effectiveness with data.

Leadership Competencies

Supporting and collaborating

Encourages and values input from others.

Creates an environment of trust and open communication.

Provides supervision to assigned staff.

Actively build cooperation between staff.

Critically evaluating

Is sought by others for advice and solutions on how to best interpret and use information.

Establishes clear goals and outcomes for a work area.

Provides reports on progress of program activities, including recommendations.

Achieving results

Sets priorities and monitors workflow in specific area.

Undertakes responsibility for a project or activity, including planning, coordination, implementation and

administration.

Leading and deciding

Provides expert advice to team members and management.

Actively leads others in achieving outcomes.

Operates as a specialist in a relevant discipline, making decisions in line with allocated delegations.

Strategic thinking

Displays high level knowledge of the role of WLST, its structure and services.

Managing resources

Looks for better ways to perform routine aspects of job or assignments.

Puts things in sequential and logical order in preparation for accomplishing a goal.

Identifies emerging risks and takes action to address.

SELECTION CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN AN APPLICATION

Essential

1. Admission as a Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Tasmania and the Federal Court of Australia with
demonstrated experience in family law and an understanding of family and domestic violence through a
gendered violence lens.

2. Knowledge of laws relevant to women, including but not limited to family law, family violence and child safety
matters, and the ability to advocate, negotiate and liaise effectively on a client’s behalf in a non-judgmental
manner, assessing their safety, identifying risks and developing effective strategies which address their needs
in a trauma informed way.

3. Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with diverse
groups, including working collaboratively within a team environment, supporting colleagues and contributing to
a positive workplace culture.

4. High level written communication skills, including the ability to maintain accurate and complete client files in
accordance with Women’s Legal Service Tasmania procedures, and the ability to draft complex reports,
collating statistics to demonstrate program effectiveness and case studies highlighting client outcomes.

5. Well-developed organisational and time management skills and ability to set priorities and monitor workflow.

6. Ability to work within and positively advance the mission and values of Women’s Legal Service Tasmania,
including a commitment to the social justice, equity, and empowerment of women, with an ability to drive
innovation and continuous improvement in service delivery.

7. Hold a current Tasmanian Working with Vulnerable People (WWVP) Employment registration, and current
and clear National Police Check (no more than twelve months old) or ability to obtain.

Desirable

1. Some knowledge of integrated and trauma-informed practice, as well as a familiarity and understanding of the
role and challenges faced by the community services sector.

2. Demonstrated success in developing and maintaining community networks.

3. High level computer and system skills, including Microsoft Office suite, word processing, spreadsheets,
databases, email and calendars, and competence in Apple computers preferred. Experience in using legal
information programs such as Actionstep will be an advantage for this role.

4. Current First Aid Certificate.

5. Full driver’s license.

6. Prepared to travel intrastate as required.

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