Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 14th Aug 2020
This is an identified position - this is an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander designated position, classified under Section 12 Special Measures of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. This employment opportunity is only available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
The Case Worker will be employed to work closely with an Aboriginal Community Justice Report writer, as part of a three-year project to pilot Aboriginal Community Justice Reports in Victoria. The purpose of these reports is to convey the background experiences of the Aboriginal women and their community that is relevant to their offending circumstances, as well as their needs, strengths and sentence options. The project will focus on Aboriginal women who will be sentenced in Koori Magistrates or County courts in Victoria (with a focus on Melbourne, Broadmeadows and Mildura).
The role will form part of a pilot project funded by the Australian Research Council. The project is being jointly implemented by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS), Griffith University, the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration (AIJA) and Five Bridges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisation based in Queensland.
The project is a partnership that involves implementation of reports by VALS and research oversight by UTS. Accordingly, the case worker will be employed by UTS, but the role will be located at VALS. Day-to-day activities will be supervised by VALS, and Professor Anthony (UTS) will provide more general oversight and feedback.
The Case Worker will support the Aboriginal Community Justice Report writer to facilitate interviews with, and provide support to clients, as well as their families and other community members, throughout the process of developing and writing the Aboriginal Community Justice Report. They will also help to identify the client’s needs and appropriate community services and programs for the client.
This position would ideally suit Aboriginal women candidates who have worked closely with their community, have an interest in the community services and the criminal justice system and have strong communications and interpersonal skills.
Essential:
We advocate for and demonstrate the right of every person to be treated with dignity and respect.
We remember what we are here for and how our organisation came into being and ensure we are centred within our communities.
Our team is committed to improving the lives of Aboriginal people. We keep our word and stand by our commitments.
We respect and promote the principle of self-determination in everything that we do. We will achieve change for Aboriginal communities and ensure the realisation of self-determination.
We are Apolitical. We are independent.
We are steadfast in our adherence to our values. We take every reasonable measure to protect our clients. We offer independent, professional and high level legal representation.
We fight for our communities to be equal before the law and to rectify the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the justice system. VALS promotes the right to be different, free from discrimination and valued as an individual
On offer of this position, you must provide:
Enquiries: For further information please contact Lee-Anne Carter, Statewide Community Justice Programs Team Leader ([email protected], using the subject line: Case Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs; 03 9418 5945).
A position description is attached.