Legal Secretary/administrative Assistant

1 week ago

Bendigo, Australia Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service Full time

_**Salary Offering: $70,351.38 (VALS D 1.3) plus 11.5% Superannuation**_
- **Additional Benefits**:_
- 17.5% Leave Loading
- 5 extra days leave on top of 20 days annual leave
- Only required to work 35 hours per week, any extra hours worked will be calculated as your Time In Lieu (TOIL) - which you may use as additional leave hours
- Access to company vehicles for any work-related trips
- Salary packaging is available via Maxxia
- **Office Locations**:_**279 Hargreaves St, Bendigo, VIC 3550**
- **This role is full-time fixed term until 30th of June 2025**_
- **This position may require regional and very occasional interstate travel.**_
- **Application ends on 27th December 2024.**_

**OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE**:
To provide high quality secretarial / administrative support services to the Criminal, Aboriginal Families and Civil Practice Leads. The role holder will provide a reception function and act as a liaison and coordination point for office management. This includes in arranging stationery and supplies, liaison with local tradespeople and the VALS office manager and ensuring the adequacy of VALS approaches to good workplace health and safety.

**KEY SELECTION CRITERIA**:

- Secretarial or similar experience preferred but not essential.
- Advanced skills in the use of MS Office Software (particularly MS Word, Excel, E-mail - word proficient to 80 words per minute) to a legal practice, or similar, and the capacity to quickly acquire competency in the use of VALS’ client data base.
- Professional and courteous phone manner and interpersonal skills and the capacity to communicate effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community members, who may be experiencing stress and anxiety due to their legal needs, and other team members and partners.
- Knowledge or a willingness to learn about the legal issues faced by members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Victoria, with a commitment to the principles and values of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service

**MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS**:
On offer of this position, you must provide:

- Copy of your current **Employee Working with Children Card**.
- You will be required to complete a current **Criminal History Police Check**.
- Up to date **vaccination certificate**or **valid medical exemption**:

- **Proof of rights to work in Australia**, i.e., a copy of an Australian Passport, Birth Certificate, or Immigration VISA documentation
- **Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence**:

- Copies of **any certificates or degrees** relevant to this role

**HOW TO APPLY**:
On offer of this position, you must provide:

- A copy of your current **Employee Working with Children Check** card
- A copy of your current **Victorian Driver’s License**:

- You will be required to complete a current **Criminal History Police Check**:

- **Proof of rights to work in Australia**, i.e. a copy of an Australian Passport, Birth Certificate or Immigration VISA documentation
- **COVID-19 Proof of Vaccination Certificate** or **current and valid medical exemption certificate**:

- Copies of any certificates or degrees relevant to this role

**Please note**:
Pay: $70,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Salary packaging

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 27/12/2024

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