The Organisation

Westjustice is a community organisation that provides free legal help to people in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.

Westjustice can help with a broad range of everyday legal problems including consumer disputes, credit and debt, family law and family violence, fines, motor vehicle accidents, tenancy, youth criminal law and more.

Westjustice’s purpose is to deliver targeted services and drive meaningful change.

Benefits & Culture

· Be a part of an organisation that 98% of our team are proud to work for

· We pay 3% above the SCHADs award

· Salary packaging up to $15,900

· Up to 5 hours study leave per week

· Flexible working conditions

· 17.5% annual leave loading

· Passionate, professional and dedicated team

· Gifted additional paid leave over the summer holiday period

· Strong focus on wellbeing

· Ongoing commitment to being a diverse and inclusive organisation

· With 90% of our team recommending Westjustice as a great place to work, a culture of values driven, inclusive, feedback-oriented workplace

The Role

Westjustice is seeking to employ a full-time Community Development Coordinator on a 12-month, maximum term contract (with potential for a longer-term contract depending on availability of funding) to join our growing Worker’s Rights team.

Working with a multidisciplinary team, this role is responsible for designing, coordinating and implementing legal education sessions, resources, stakeholder relationships and outreach strategy to enhance Westjustice’s engagement with the communities in the west (both metropolitan and regional), with a particular emphasis on migrant and refugee communities, women and gender diverse workers.

The role will work predominantly on our Workplace Justice Program (for migrant and refugee workers), and our Working Women’s Centre Victoria (WWC Vic) Western Region services.

Role Requirements:

· Community legal education or equivalent experience (training or teaching) including experience coordinating, preparing and delivering high quality, effective presentations or training

· Excellent written and oral communication skills and highly developed organisational and administrative skills, including:

- demonstrated culturally sensitive and safe communication and working style; and

- an ability to translate complex legal concepts into simple and accessible messaging formats across a range of media.

· Demonstrated understanding of gender inequality, intersectionality, and the social context of legal issues faced by marginalised communities in the workplace

· Strong commitment to social justice, community education and engagement

· A degree and/or experience in social work, social sciences, community development, community services or the education field.

· A current Victorian driver’s license, with access to own vehicle with insurance.

People with lived experience as a migrant or refugee worker in Australia are encouraged to apply.

This position is primarily based at our Sunshine office will be required to work at our other offices and/or clinic sites, as need arises. Travel around the Western region of Victoria will be required for the role.

Remuneration:

Salary range – $100,299 - $104,842 per annum (dependent on experience) plus employer funded superannuation in accordance with Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth).

For a copy of the position description, please visit our website (www.westjustice.org.au)

Please apply by 5pm, Wednesday 9 July 2025 by sending your resume together with a cover letter responding to the key selection criteria in the Position Description to [email protected]. Alternatively, please call Joseph Lavelle Wilson, Acting Legal Director on (03) 9749 7720, for a confidential discussion.

Late applications will not be considered.

The successful applicant will require a current Working with Children’s Check and a Police Check or be prepared to apply for both. Applicants must possess the right to work in Australia.

The successful applicant will require a current Working with Children’s Check and a Police Check or be prepared to apply for both. People with lived experience of the justice system are encouraged to apply. A police check result does not automatically disqualify an application which in each case will be individually assessed for the relevant role. Applicants must possess the right to work in Australia.

Westjustice is committed to building a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people living with a disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+-identifying people. People with lived experience of the justice system are encouraged to apply. A police check result does not automatically disqualify an application which in each case will be individually assessed for the relevant role.

If you require any adjustments throughout the application or recruitment process please contact [email protected]

Please ensure that you let us know, in advance, of any reasonable adjustment you may require during any part of the recruitment process including application and interview by contacting Theresa via [email protected]. Any information disclosed will be held in the strictest of confidence.