Team Leader, Integrated Remand Support and Advocacy Service

About this role

• 2x full time (part time considered) maximum term position up to 2 years 
• Salary range: $98,902 - $123,624 (pro rata) + super + salary packaging  
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model 

About the role 
VLA is launching a groundbreaking, first-of-its-kind service designed to provide integrated support and advocacy to clients on remand.

Our Integrated Remand Support and Advocacy Service (IRSAS) will bring allied health, legal, housing, cultural supports and other community services together to assist people through the complexities of being on remand. Our goal is to offer holistic, trauma-informed support that meets our clients' complex legal and non-legal needs.

We are looking for an experienced Team Leader to build, manage, and guide a multidisciplinary team of allied professionals to deliver and develop this important service, as a member of the IRSAS leadership team.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape a new, transformative service within the criminal justice system.

This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office and Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wurundjeri Country.

To meet our clients' needs, this role works a 7-day rotating roster, including nights, weekends and public holidays.

About you 
Our ideal candidate will bring: 

• Experience leading a multidisciplinary team, ideally within the criminal justice, mental health, legal, or community service sectors. You build cohesion, engage stakeholders and create a supportive environment that grows team members' resilience and wellbeing.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a collaborative, problem-solving approach. 
• A solid understanding of trauma-informed practice and significant experience in providing support and advocacy services to vulnerable individuals in complex systems.
• Strong knowledge of the criminal justice system, including the challenges and needs of individuals on remand.
• Ability to navigate organisational change and lead a team through service improvements and evolving service models.

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. 

About Victoria Legal Aid 
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1400 staff employed in 16 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems.  

Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve. 

Employee benefits 

• Focus on work-life balance including flexible working arrangements 
• Training and professional development opportunities 
• Excellent salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 and Novated Leasing 
• Opportunity to join Myki Commuter Club 
• Supportive team environment in modern offices (including free gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office) 
• Access to discounted Private Health Insurance 

How to apply 
To be considered for this role, please submit your resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria in the attached position description. 

If you require adjustments 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. 

We hope to interview shortlisted candidates between 12-13 December 2024, with the successful candidate to commence in late January 2025.  

For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Brigid Henley, Manager, Remand Support & Advocacy Service on (03) 9280 3764 or recruitment@vla.vic.gov.au.

Applications close by 11:59pm on Sunday 8 December 2024.

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