Case Management Leader

About this role

• Full time maximum term position until 30 June 2026
• Salary based on experience, range: $98,902 - $123,624 (pro rata) plus super
• Attractive employee benefits including salary packaging

About the role:
Working collaboratively with other Case Management Leaders, you will lead and supervise a team of case managers and provide support and advice as an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner to achieve best practice service delivery to clients, within our Family Dispute Resolution Service (FDRS).

The case management team focuses on the assessment, preparation and referral stages of lawyer assisted family dispute resolution. Case Management Leaders also have opportunities to chair FDRS conferences, to ensure that the case management process continues to be responsive to client need.

About you:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

• Demonstrated ability to deliver large volume, high quality case management services within a legal aid environment.
• Demonstrated leadership skills with a capacity to supervise and mentor staff, and thoughtfully identify and respond to issues for continuous service improvement.
• Extensive family law sector knowledge including sound understanding of family law and practice, family dispute resolution processes and relevant social science principles.
• Sound understanding of issues affecting separated families from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds.
• An Accreditation as a Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner is mandatory for this position.

Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you're excited about this role but your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.

How to apply:
To be considered for this role, please submit a current resume and completed candidate application form (listed within the file attachments).

If you require adjustment to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team.

For further information review the attached position description or contact Sam Lawry, Managing Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner on (03) 9269 0289.

Applications close by 11.59pm on Thursday 28 November 2024.

Other relevant information:
VLA employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It is also a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.

VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.