Advocate

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Victoria Legal Aid Full time

**About this role**:

- **Part time (0.8FTE) ongoing position**:

- **Salary based on experience, range: $76,426 - $98,901 pro rata, plus super**:

- **Attractive employee benefits including salary packaging and hybrid WFH & office model**

**About the role**:
In this role, you will provide intake and advocacy services to people at risk of or on compulsory treatment orders, assist people to understand and exercise their rights and enable them to participate in decisions about their treatment, care, and recovery. You will respond to enquiries from users of the program, mental health organisations and services including, but not limited to; hospitals, peer support workers, social workers, lawyers, caseworkers and other advocates.

**About IMHA**:
Our Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) team is a non-legal advocacy program that is staffed and led by professionals with mental health consumer experience and/or backgrounds in community development, consumer advocacy, mental health advocacy, community sector advocacy, social work, mental health service provision or other similar fields.
- This role is based at our Melbourne CBD office on Wurundjeri Country_.

**About you**:

- Strong communication and negotiation skills, with an ability to quickly build trust and rapport with a diverse range of consumers and internal and external stakeholders.
- A deep understanding of the challenges impacting Victorians when accessing mental health support services, and an ability to ‘stand up' on behalf of consumers.
- A flexible, patient and supportive approach while remaining transparent. You will be a creative problem solver with either mental health support and/or advocacy or consumer advocacy experience.
- Experience in one or more areas including; community development, consumer advocacy, mental health advocacy, community sector advocacy, social work, mental health service provision or other similar fields. If you bring mental health consumer experience, we would love to hear from you.

**About Victoria Legal Aid**:
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1000 staff employed in 15 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.
- Hybrid work from home & office model.
- 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(and salary package the cost).
- Supportive team environment in modern offices (including free gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office).

**How to apply**:
For further information review the attached position description or contact Emma WilcoxDavies, Manager, IMHA on (03) 9093 3718.

**Applications close by 11.59pm on Tuesday 18 June 2024**

**Other relevant information**:
VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.

**Job details**:
**Job Reference**:

- VG/1654**Location**:

- Melbourne - CBD**Work Type**:

- Ongoing - part time**Job Function**:

- Community Services**Classification**:

- VLA3 - V3AO5C**Salary Range**:

- $76,426 - $98,901**Job Duration**:

- Ongoing**Date posted**:

- 04-Jun-2024**Application Close Date**:

- 18-Jun-2024

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