About us

The Children's Court of Victoria (ChCV) has jurisdiction under the Act to hear cases involving children and young people up to the age of 18 years, and in some cases up to 19 years.

The Children's Court Clinic (Clinic) is an independent, state-wide service established by Section 37(1) of the Children's and Young Person's Act 1989 (Vic) and continued in operation by Section 546(1) of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (the Act). It conducts assessments and provides reports on children and their families at the request of ChCV magistrates across Victoria, pursuant to Section 547 of the Act. These assessments assist the judiciary with their decision-making in cases before the Court. The Clinic also has a small treatment function in selected cases and is a teaching facility.

The Clinic has a large clinical team of highly qualified and experienced professionals comprising clinical and forensic psychologists, neuropsychologists, developmental and educational psychologists and consultant psychiatrists, who all have specialist knowledge in the areas of Child Protection and juvenile offending, in addition to a small administrative team.

The Family Division of the ChCV has the power to hear a range of applications and to make a variety of orders upon finding that a child is in need of protection, or that there are irreconcilable differences between a child and his or her parents. In the Family Division, the court also has jurisdiction to hear applications relating to intervention orders pursuant to the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 and the Personal Safety Intervention Orders Act 2010 where the “affected family member” (family violence matters) or “affected person” (personal safety matters), or the respondent is a child. The ChCV may also hear and determine an intervention order application when both parties are adults if there is a related child protection proceeding.

The Criminal Division of the ChCV has jurisdiction to hear and determine summarily all offences (other than murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, child homicide, defensive homicide, culpable driving causing death and arson causing death) where the alleged offender was under the age of 18 but of or above the age of 10 years at the time the offence was committed and under the age of 19 when proceedings were commenced in the court.

The Children's Koori Court (Criminal Division) has jurisdiction to hear matters relating to criminal offending by Koori children and young persons, other than sexual offences.

Persons working at the ChCV are employees of Court Services Victoria (CSV), which was established on 1 July 2014 as an independent statutory body corporate to provide corporate and administrative services that support judicial independence in the administration of justice in Victoria.

About the role

The Koori Court Support Coordinator is responsible for the delivery of all key administrative and coordination tasks associated with the Melbourne Children's Koori Court by engaging with the Elders and Respected Persons, young people, family, justice, legal, youth justice and other stakeholders.

The Koori Court Support Coordinator will have advanced knowledge of local community support services and provide information and referral to culturally appropriate services, as required.

Reporting to the Koori Services Co-ordinator and working under the local direction of the Melbourne Operations Manager, this position operates within a demanding and sensitive environment that requires the capacity to maintain a high level of confidentiality, exercise sound judgement, build relationships and liaise effectively with a range of key stakeholders, court staff and the judiciary.

About you

• As an Aboriginal person you will have subject matter expertise regarding knowledge and understanding of the Victorian Koori community, both society and culture and the issues impacting on it, especially in relation to their contact with the Justice system.
• A demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with members of the Victorian Koori community.
• A knowledge of Victorian Courts and Tribunals and demonstrated knowledge of child protection, criminal, and family violence legislation, practices, policies, and procedures applicable to the ChCV is highly desirable.

How to apply

Click the ‘Apply Now' button, ensuring you include the following in your application:

• resume 
• a short cover letter

Other information

CSV is the employer of staff at Courts Group. CSV has a firm commitment through its Koori Employment Plan to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our workforce.

We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. Those from the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of all ages, with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and those who are neurodiverse, are encouraged to apply. We aim to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch by calling (03) 9032 0500 to speak with a People Services Advisor.

A position description is attached.