
Child Protection Paralegal Officer
1 week ago
THE ROLE
Child Protection paralegal Officers perform a critical role in supporting the delivery of court-related services to Child Protection teams within the department. Reporting to the Principal Solicitor of the divisional child protection litigation team, the child protection paralegal role will be co located within the Footscray child protection office. The role provides wide ranging legal administrative and support functions to the child protection program to assist child protection practitioners in the preparation of matters before the Family Division of the Children's Court of Victoria. This may include preparing and filing court documents, communication with court registries, other legal professionals including Victoria Legal Aid and liaising with potential witnesses.
Child Protection paralegals provide a point of contact for key stakeholders from a diverse range of organisations. Attention to detail and teamwork underpin success in this role as well as a demonstrated ability to communicate sensitively and effectively. The role will provide support to child protection practitioners across the service delivery area of Western Melbourne and co located between the child protection office and the Statewide Child Protection Litigation Office where required.
ACCOUNTABILITIES INCLUDE
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- Under the supervision of the Principal Solicitor, assist the Child Protection program with court related tasks including: *
- drafting and reviewing legal documents, forms, and correspondence
- redaction of confidential material in departmental records
- providing information and support on case preparation for contested hearings, including liaising with witnesses, and
- liaising with Children's Court registries.
- Developing processes to build workforce capability relating to court processes and improving the knowledge and understanding of Child Protection staff about preparation for court and completion of court tasks.
- Undertake court file searches and attend to court filing as well as conducting basic legal research using online systems as required.
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VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS POLICY
The department may require its employees to be fully vaccinated against preventable diseases such as the current coronavirus (COVID-19). The department's COVID-19 Vaccination requirements policy(Word) outlines the requirements for existing employees, other workplace participants and prospective employees. Please read in full prior to applying.
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