Job Summary

• An exciting opportunity for an aspiring paralegal to work in a diverse team within a values-driven organisation, providing high-quality legal services and support to migrant workers.
• Benefits include 12% superannuation, 5 weeks of annual leave, salary packaging and cultural leave provisions.
• 2-year Fixed Term contract to 30 June 2028. Applications are welcomed from candidates seeking full-time, part-time, or job-share arrangements. Depending on the outcome of the recruitment process, the position may be filled by one full-time employee or by two employees in a job-share arrangement.

About the Migrant Workers Centre

The Migrant Workers Centre is a not-for-profit organisation and community legal centre working to empower migrant workers in Victoria to understand and enforce their rights. The Migrant Workers Centre assists workers from emerging communities to address problems they encounter in workplaces and collaborates with unions and community partners to seek long-term solutions to the exploitation of migrant workers.

The Centre’s activities are organised around three areas of work:

• Education – helping migrant workers to understand their rights at work by delivering community education that is culturally and linguistically appropriate.
• Enforcement – assisting migrant workers who are experiencing workplace issues, such as wage theft and discrimination, to enforce their workplace rights and win just outcomes.
• Advocacy – working with migrant communities to improve their lives in Australia by conducting research, empowering community leaders and members, and advocating to decision-makers.

About The Role

The Paralegal supports the delivery of the Centre’s legal assistance work, which is primarily focused on employment law matters and limited migration law issues affecting migrant workers. The tasks and responsibilities of the Paralegal may include supporting casework file management, drafting legal correspondence, preparing legal documents, completing compliance forms and general office administration tasks.

The Paralegal works closely with the Principal Lawyer and other members of the legal team to support the Centre’s legal services. The role collaborates with Intake staff to facilitate processing of new enquiries as well as the Senior Paralegal and Legal Assistant in running the daily operations of the legal team.

key SELECTION CRITERIA

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience in key responsibilities and duties as outlined in the attached position description.
• Demonstrated proficiency in capabilities as detailed in the attached position description.
• A commitment to the values of the Migrant Workers Centre and social justice.

Desirable:

• Conversational comprehension of a language other than English.

BENEFITS and Other Relevant Information

• Employment conditions include 12% superannuation, 5 weeks of annual leave, cultural leave provisions, and 12 days of reproductive health leave.
• Access to Salary Packaging benefits and our Employee Assistance Program.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• The position is based at the Migrant Workers Centre office in Carlton.
• For any questions or requests for further information about the role, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Paralegal enquiry via EthicalJobs.
• A position description is attached.

Next Steps

To submit your application please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.

commitment to inclusion

The Migrant Workers Centre is committed to create an inclusive, culturally safe, and respectful workplace that celebrates diversity in all its forms. We recognise the value of unique perspectives and contributions, and we encourage applications from individuals with lived experiences, including migrant, refugee, culturally and racially marginalised backgrounds.