We are recruiting for a Tenants Advocate/Lawyer to be part of our busy and dynamic tenancy team. You will provide free advice and casework on tenancy issues to people living in public and private housing in inner-city Sydney, to prevent homelessness and ensure tenants have safe and affordable housing.

• Fixed term, full time role (with part time considered), 2 October – 12 April 2024
• Salary and benefits: $104,008.92 - $110,891.28 p.a. (pro rata for part time) depending on qualifications and experience.

Redfern Legal Centre is a non-profit community legal centre that promotes social justice and creates change. We provide free legal advice, legal services and education to people experiencing disadvantage in New South Wales. We drive innovation and work to address inequalities in the legal system through policy and law reform. We provide effective and integrated free legal services that are client focussed, collaborative, non-discriminatory and responsive to changing community needs - to our local community as well as state-wide.

Redfern Legal Centre’s Inner Sydney Tenancy Advice and Advocacy Service is a busy and dynamic service that works with First Nations tenants, and tenants experiencing disadvantage, in public and private housing in Inner Sydney. The Tenancy Advocate provides free advice and casework on a range of tenancy issues and conducts legal education, policy and law reform on systemic issues.

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Enquiries should be directed to Cate Hewett: [email protected], using the subject line: Tenants Advocate / Lawyer enquiry via EthicalJobs.

A position description is attached.

Redfern Legal Centre is a diverse and inclusive workplace that offers flexible working conditions and supports wellbeing. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations applicants, people from diverse cultural backgrounds and people with disability. We require job applicants to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 or to have a valid medical exemption.