• 0.8 FTE, Part-time ongoing position
• Salary based on experience, range: $74,920 - $96,952 pro rata, plus super
• Attractive employee benefits including salary packaging

About the role:

In this role, you will provide high-quality advice to the Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) and Mental Health Disability Law teams on policies, projects and initiatives and contribute to staff training at Victorian Legal Aid (VLA) from a consumer perspective.

This role supports the Senior Consumer Consultant in providing a consumer perspective into the development of strategic initiatives. The role also facilitates the consumer advisory group and contributes to strategic advocacy work as required from a consumer perspective.

About you:

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Experience working from a consumer perspective in mental health.
• Ability to facilitate groups in a safe way.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to liaise with various stakeholders.
• Demonstrate time management and organisational skills in prioritising your work and meeting deadlines.

Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you're excited about this role but your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.

About Victoria Legal Aid:

We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1000 staff employed in 15 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.

Employee benefits:

• Family-friendly, flexible hybrid work-from-home & office model
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Supportive team environment in modern offices
• Salary packaging which allows up to $15,900 of your salary each year to be tax free

How to apply:

To be considered for this role, please submit a current resume and completed candidate application form (listed within the file attachments).

If you require adjustment to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team using the subject line: Consumer Consultant - IMHA enquiry via EthicalJobs.

For further information review the attached position description or contact Wanda Bennetts, Senior Consumer Consultant on (03) 9093 3701.

No agency applications will be accepted.

Other relevant information:

It is a requirement that staff attend office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria unless part of a border community.

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.