Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 17th Nov 2021
The Education and Engagement Coordinator develops and delivers best practice training, legal education, and community and sector development programs that build capacity of professionals and communities to respond appropriately to women experiencing relationship breakdown or violence.
This is a full time or part time (minimum 3 days) position, fixed term for 12 months – with a possibility of extension.
Our Education and Engagement team comprises of Education and Engagement Coordinators, Lawyers and Administrators.
The Education and Engagement team approaches education through:
You are a driven, motivated self-starter who has the ability to work collaboratively to deliver results that exceed the client's expectations. You have high attention to detail, strong communication skills and the ability to build rapport with people quickly.
Key to your success is your:
The following qualifications and experience is required for the position:
WLSV is a highly respected not for profit organisation which has been providing free legal services to women since 1982. We work with, and for women experiencing particular disadvantage to address legal issues arising from relationship breakdown or violence. We use our experience to inform our policy, law reform and education work.
WLSV provides legal services within a multi-disciplinary and trauma-informed practice in family law, family violence and child protection.
Our model incorporates social work and financial counselling to provide wrap-around support to the most vulnerable and at-risk clients.
We are passionate, collaborative and solution-focused. We are committed to our mission to build a gender equitable country. We work alongside women experiencing disadvantage, to promote their rights to live free from violence, and make informed choices about their relationships.
We work in a way that is woman-focussed, engaging and supporting the whole person and appreciating the complexity of her situation.
It is through a feminist lens that we deliver high quality services to our clients and support each other as colleagues.
We offer our staff:
WLSV is committed to equal opportunity and diversity and promotes an organisational environment where individuals are treated with fairness, respect, equality and dignity. To deliver the best outcomes for our clients we want a staff team that reflects the diverse community that we serve, recognising the skills, knowledge and experience a diverse staff group brings to our organisation.
Please click on the position description below to read over full position details, and click the Apply Now button to submit your application along with a covering letter and resume.
In your covering letter, please let us know:
More information is available by emailing Lauren Wellington, People and Culture Manager at [email protected], using the subject line: Education and Engagement Coordinator enquiry via EthicalJobs.