Aps 5 - Indigenous Family Liaison Officer
3 months ago
**The filling of this vacancy is intended to constitute an affirmative measure under section 8(1) of the 'Racial Discrimination Act 1975'. This vacancy is only available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait people.**
**Position overview**
The Indigenous Family Liaison Officers will provide in-Court support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people faced with family breakdown and/or who are accessing various services provided by the Court. The role will specifically support judges who either run Specialist Indigenous Lists or hear a high proportion of matters involving Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander litigants. Indigenous Family Liaison Officers will need to take a positive and collaborative approach to enhance cultural development within the pre-existing Court structure and case management pathway. The position may include opportunities to support the Court, acting as a collaborative and supportive point for conveying cultural change as required.
These roles will be focussed on supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to understand the role of the Courts in family law matters, as well as ensuring that litigants attend Court events and provide support when interacting with the Courts’ processes. The Indigenous Family Liaison Officers can link Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with key legal and community-based services.
Indigenous Family Liaison Officers are also responsible for representing the Courts to the community. They are responsible for explaining the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to the Court and to other service providers. They are required to develop and maintain collaborative partnerships with local colleagues inside the Courts, as well as establish and maintain external networks.
Depending on the operational needs, the position may be permanent, non-ongoing, full-time, part
**Key responsibilities and duties**
The Indigenous Family Liaison Officer role is fundamentally a support role to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families through the Court system. There are two primary elements to the Indigenous Family Liaison Officer role:
1. Providing support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identifying litigants in family law matters by way of:
- explaining the importance of attending and participating in Court hearings to litigants;
- attending Court hearings and explaining court processes and requirements to litigants;
- assisting litigants to file documents;
- attending Court Children’s Service events and providing assistance to ensure that litigants and other significant persons are able to fully participate in these events;
- attending dispute resolution events or any other events in the Courts’ case management pathway to ensure that litigants and other significant persons are able to fully participate in these events;
- addressing the Judge during Court events to explain the practical difficulties which a litigant may be facing in a matter;
- connecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander litigants to legal and other community-based services;
- reporting to the Courts’ Committees for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander litigants; and
- liaising with Independent Children’s Lawyers (where appointed in a matter).
2. Engaging with the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and support agencies to raise awareness of the role of the Courts in family law matters and its connection with various governmental departments.
Additionally, Indigenous Family Liaison Officers will need to be effective at:
- Maintaining positive working relationships within the Court, and with local support services which may assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander litigants.
- Working with the local Judge(s) and Registrar(s) to organise and promote engagement events with local communities.
- Under the guidance of the National Coordinator Indigenous Family Liaison Officers and Director - National Registrar Operations, appropriately educating the Courts’ staff on the needs and circumstances of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to assist them to fully participate in Court proceedings.
**Selection Criteria**
The successful applicants will need to have:
- Have an understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander court-user needs especially in the area of family conflict.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a positive, effective and culturally appropriate manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and a positive and effective way with all key stakeholders internally within the Court (such as judges and staff) and externally (such as key organisations).
- Demonstrated ability to be able to learn about the Court and to be able to pass on this information to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people effectively.
- Ability to work with Judges and Court staff including Judicial Registrars, lawyers, Court Child Experts, and administrative staff in assisting Aboriginal and Torres S
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