CLIENT SUPPORT OFFICER, BAIL SUPPORT

The ALS

The Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT Limited (ALS) is a public company limited by guarantee and registered charity. It is primarily funded by the Australian Government Attorney-General’s department and managed by an Aboriginal Board and governed by the ALS Company. The Company consists of thirty Aboriginal people from NSW and ACT and Company members are elected for three-year terms and represent their community.

The ALS is one of the largest Aboriginal legal practices delivering legal services to Aboriginal people in Australia. With over 200 staff, we provide information and referral, legal advice and court representation in criminal law, family law and care and protection law to Aboriginal men, women and children in 24 offices across urban, regional and remote NSW and ACT

The Role

The primary responsibility and role of the Client Service Officer, Bail Support is working alongside ALS Field Officers, lawyers and community agencies, to reduce the rate of incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the ACT, with particular emphasis being:

Under the ACT grant funding of programs and services, the position holder will:

• Working in partnership with a range of agencies, Corrections staff, health and housing services to support Indigenous people to comply with their bail conditions;
• Providing practical and hands on support to clients immediately following the granting of bail by the court and in the months following at court appearances;
• Prepare and compile reports together with relevant data on the outputs and outcomes of the Bail Support Program trial.

For further information on this position and to submit your application, please visit alsnswact.org.au/work_with_us  by 21/10/2020.

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