Respectful Workplace Legal Advocacy Officer – ATSILS Cairns

About Us:

ATSILS QLD LTD is a leading not-for-profit organisation dedicated to delivering comprehensive legal services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across Queensland. Since our inception in 1972, we have grown to operate 24 offices strategically positioned throughout the state, supporting our mission to uphold justice and human rights.

Benefits of working for ATSILS: (but not limited to)

• Competitive Salaries
• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Supported Learning and Development

Role Purpose:

Our Cairns Office are currently seeking an experienced Respectful Workplace Legal Advocacy Officer. In this role, you will have a unique opportunity to provide Workplace Relations sexual harassment education and advice to a client base identified by the Sex Discrimination Commissioner as at higher risk of being denied access to justice. You will develop an Industrial Law profile across Queensland associated with the framework and related legal matters. As one of Queensland’s largest legal practices, we offer a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Opportunity like this is unusual!

• Manage your own intake and workflows without billable hours;
• Enjoy flexible working hours, a family-friendly work environment, generous packaging with salary sacrificing only available to public beneficiary organisations like us; add super and extra benefits;
• Take advantage of our free CPD facilities and dynamic Workforce Development Strategy;
• Enjoy working in a collegial team environment.

About You:

• Must be admitted as a Legal Practitioner within the State of Queensland with a minimum of 3 years experience (or be eligible for immediate acquisition of) a current Practising Certificate and be admitted as a Legal Practitioner or Barrister of the Supreme Court of Queensland and the Australian High Court.
• Demonstrate a high level of professional service or capacity in Strategic Development or Community Legal Education and/or associated industrial law system familiarity.
• Casework and confidence in and knowledge of legislation re sexual harassment in the workplace: i.e. Work Health & Safety Act, Fair Work Act, Sex Discrimination Act etc; awareness of the rights of Children, the LGBTIQ+ community, and Race Discrimination is highly regarded.
• Hold a current Driver Licence and be willing to drive for work (essential);
• Ideally have, a minimum of three years’ full-time experience, resilience for a range of complex work, and ability to develop culturally proficient service skills;
• Be technically adept in working both workplace and flexible locations.

Key Responsibilities:

Participate in project design, delivery, and evaluation of Community Legal Education at agreed locations across Queensland, to further the “Respect@Work” framework. This will likely involve: preparing strategy or educational materials, written information and online documents in lucid, well organised language using Windows Microsoft Office technology for senior staff approval; adapting education materials responding to researched risk factors for various population groups. Address workplace sexual harassment and sexually hostile workplace risks and incidents impacting upon Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including: conducting research from an historical perspective in relation to the vulnerability of our clients, and the needs for quality legal representation for the accused. Enjoy flexible working hours and a family-friendly atmosphere, along with generous salary packaging options exclusive to public beneficiary organisations, plus superannuation and additional benefits. We also provide access to free Continuing Professional Development (CPD) facilities and a comprehensive Workforce Development Strategy.

We will interview promptly and look to candidates who can commence ASAP.