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Location: Perth

Part-Time – Flexible 0.8 FTE

Attractive Salary + extra 0.5% Super + Salary Packaging tax benefits

Knowmore Legal Service is a nationwide service, supporting victim-survivors of childhood abuse and the Stolen Generations in accessing legal redress and justice. We offer free, confidential services to help victim-survivors navigate their compensation and redress options, including through assistance in applying to the National Redress Scheme, Victims of Crime Compensation Schemes, and the Territories Stolen Generation Redress Scheme.

Our team provides free legal assistance, financial counselling, social support and specialised cultural support for First Nations people. With a trauma-informed and culturally safe approach, we empower victim-survivors to make informed choices on their path to healing and justice.

At Knowmore we stand with victim-survivors every step of the way.

Why Join Us?

We know that in working with people who have experienced trauma it is important that our workplaces and employment conditions are also trauma informed.

Our work-places provide time out spaces for our people to take a break and re-charge. There are couches, puzzles and always food

We Provide The Following Benefits

• General leave entitlements, with shut down between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day without deduction from your annual leave
• 17.5% leave loading on annual leave
• Not-for-Profit salary packaging options through our provider including general expense, parking, novated lease, and meals and entertainment programs
• Flexible working arrangements, including hybrid arrangements of 2 days working from home, pro-rated for part time (following a qualifying period during probation and assessment of the home office environment)
• Access to paid regular external supervision, in addition to regular work supervision
• Generous professional training and development opportunities in addition to our core training requirements
• Access to EAP
• Additional 0.5% superannuation on top of the guaranteed rate
  
  

What You'll Do

• Provide crisis and short-term counselling and support to clients, face to face or on the phone.
• Collaborate with lawyers, our First Nations Engagement Advisors and multidisciplinary teams to minimise the legal process's impact on clients
• Assist clients with referrals to essential services
• Conduct outreach, including visits to remote and regional communities
• Represent Knowmore in community education and advocacy initiatives
• Provide informal debriefing and support to co-workers to enhance awareness of wellbeing in a trauma informed organisational framework
  
  

What We're Looking For

• A Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or Counselling
• Must be eligible for membership with PACFA, ACA or the AASW having completed a recognised Psychotherapy, Counselling, Psychology or Social Work Degree
• 5 years + relevant experience
• Experience providing trauma-informed counselling
• Cultural competency – experience working respectfully and in a culturally safe way with First Nations communities
• Strong teamwork & stakeholder engagement skills
• Commitment to self-care and reflective practice
  
  

Experience working with multidisciplinary teams would be highly regarded.

Knowmore's Approach

Our Social Work Counsellors work closely with our Lawyers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Engagement Advisers and Financial Counsellors to ensure our clients' needs are met.

Our work is underpinned by our values of respect, team-work, courage, integrity and innovation.

How To Apply

Further Information about knowmore is available at www.knowmore.org.au. If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested, please click 'apply now'.

Your Application Must Include

• A cover letter outlining why you are applying for this position and your preferred location and employment type
• A resume with your skills, experience and qualifications
• Enquiries can be directed to recruitment@knowmore.org.au
  
  

Applications close 15 June 2025

Please note we will be assessing applications as they are submitted so the closing date is indicative.

We strongly encourage applications from people with lived experience of diversity to apply. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from multicultural backgrounds, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and individuals with diverse abilities and experiences. Your unique perspective is valued here.

Meet Aunty Glendra

Aunty Glendra Stubbs is a Wiradjuri woman and an Elder in Residence at Knowmore. She has been supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients since Knowmore began in 2013. In this video, Aunty Glendra shares her story about working at Knowmore and supporting her clients on their journey. Video Link:https://youtu.be/Ib4Va2apySU?si=NOGOkmCTeHvElXj5Seniority level

• Seniority levelEntry level

Employment type

• Employment typePart-time

Job function

• Job functionOther
• IndustriesLegal Services

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