Job Summary
- $99,324 to $103,819 per annum SCHCADS Award (depending on experience).
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 17th Jul 2024
- Melbourne > Broadmeadows
NCLC is part of the consortium delivering the Working Women’s Centre Vic (WWC Vic) part of a national program which provides trauma informed legal services using a gender-based and feminist lens, to help build a gender equitable society where women workers have decent, safe and fair work. We help all workers identifying as women (whether cis or trans) as well as non-binary workers.
The Employment Lawyer will be part of a newly established employment law team who will consist of a managing employment lawyer, graduate lawyer and CLE worker, under the direction of the legal practice manager. They will be responsible for ensuring high quality employment and equality law advice and casework to women workers, including migrant and refugee women, young women and women experiencing family violence. Working closely with other NCLC lawyers and community development workers they will ensure wrap around services including community engagement.
You are eligible to hold an unrestricted practising certificate in Victoria, with at least 2 years post-admission experience and a demonstrated practice experience in employment law, with a focus on sexual harassment and discrimination.
Salary range from $99,324 to $103,819 per annum SCHCADS Award (depending on experience), plus employer funded superannuation. In addition, generous salary packaging is available (including access to Accommodation and Meal Entertainment packaging).
Staff are offered:
The Northern Community Legal Centre (NCLC) is a dynamic not-for-profit generalist community legal centre which operates in one of the fastest growing areas of Melbourne and has a significant catchment including the Merri-bek, Hume and Mitchell Shire Local Government Areas. NCLC ensures services accessible to all the community by providing legal advice, education and referrals. NCLC recognises that there are members of our community who suffer serious disadvantage and has prioritised marginalised people who have the least resources and ability to access legal assistance including; newly arrived and refugees; survivors/victims of family violence, young people, people with mental health issues. We have growing legal and community development teams undertaking a range of innovative projects and programs to identify and support those with the greatest legal needs.
For more information about NCLC, please visit our website - northernclc.org.au.
A full position description is attached.