• Full-Time / Part-time (min 30.4 hours per week) Permanent
• $85,545 - $92,445 per year

About the Role

The Community Education and Engagement Officer is responsible for the development and delivery of the Centre’s community education and engagement program, with a focus on gender-based violence. This includes coordinating community engagement activities, education sessions and the development of materials and resources.

The role works closely with internal and external stakeholders to build and strengthen relationships between the Centre, service providers and the community, fostering partnerships and collaboration to ensure legal information is accessible and relevant.

The role contributes to building frontline service sector capacity to identify and understand legal issues affecting women, trans and non-binary people and the Centre’s services. It also contributes to building community capacity to recognise and respond to gender-based violence, so people are empowered with knowledge of their rights and entitlements and pathways to access legal assistance and support.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Identify, develop and maintain relationships with external stakeholders to promote the Centre’s work, identify service gaps and create opportunities for collaboration.

• Respond to and coordinate requests for community education.

• Develop and deliver community education and training sessions to a range of participants, including community members and community sector workers.

• Work with community groups to build relationships and determine community education needs and priorities.

• Contribute to community education and information materials and resources.

About the Centre

The Women’s Legal Centre is a community legal centre specialising in family law, migration, employment, discrimination and sexual harassment and sexual violence. The Centre provides legal services within a multi-disciplinary, trauma-informed practice model that incorporates social work, cultural support and collaborative flexible services to support women.

Our vision is that women are safe, strong and in control of their lives.

NOTE: Being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification under s34 of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT).

The Centre values diverse lived experience and understanding of intersectionality and welcomes applications from First Nations women, women of colour, women from migrant and refugee backgrounds, women with disability and women from the LGBTQ+ community.

A position description is attached.