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1 SOLICITOR Legal Intake Co - ordinator (4 to 5 days per week – 0.8 to 1.0 negotiable) POSITION DESCRIPTION Introduction to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre is seeking to employ a Solicitor as Legal Intake Co – ordinator in our Human Rights Law Program. We are looking for a passionate lawyer with a commitment to social justice who wants to be part of one of Australia’s best pro – bono law programs and most innovative human rights organizations. The Human Rights Law Program is one of 25 programs within the ASRC. The ASRC is staffed by a team of 30 paid staff and 700 volunteers. We are an independent, non – profit human rights organization dedicated to fighting for the rights of asylum seekers without fear or favor. We provide a one stop welfare, aid and advocacy service to over 2500 asylum seekers fleeing war, torture and persecution from 98 countries around the world. The ASRC proudly has a policy of turning no asylum seeker in need away and in 8 years has assisted over 7000 asylum seekers with everything from medical care, counselling, food, aid and ESL classes to legal advice, employment assistance and social and community development programs. 2 ASRC Human Rights Law Program The Legal Intake Co – ordinator will be working as part of the Human Rights Law Program. The Human Rights Law Program since it was established in 2002 has provided over 100,000 hours of free legal assistance, advice and advocacy and won asylum for over 1000 asylum seekers. In addition to its advocacy at the coalface the law program also engages in legal education, policy and law reform. In 2008 – 2009 we undertook a wide range of work from making submissions to the Senate Inquiry into Mandatory Detention, to lobbying for gender guidelines to the Refugee Review Tribunal to launching this month our Legal Position Paper: A Case for Justice. This position is for a Solicitor who wants the challenge of working for a truly independent human rights law program. A law program that is holistic in nature, fearless in its advocacy and works from a humanitarian model of practice that believes all asylum seekers have the right to legal advice. The Human Rights Law Program has a small team of paid staff (including a Legal Program Co – ordinator and Complex Case Co – ordinator) and a team of approximately 70 volunteer lawyers, barristers, migration agents and law students who donate their time to the program on a regular basis. The ASRC provides a Monday to Friday and Wednesday evening legal/immigration assistance service providing assistance to clients at all stages of the refugee determination process, including at the Department of Immigration stage, Refugee Review Tribunal stage, Federal Magistrates Court stage and the Ministerial Humanitarian Intervention stage. 3 SOLICITOR (LEGAL INTAKE CO – ORDINATOR) Key Responsibilities 1. Assess the cases of all new clients seeking asylum that present to the Human Rights Law Program. This includes: (with the support of the legal team) determining which cases have legal merit, allocating cases to solicitors (paid and unpaid staff within the legal program) and making referrals where appropriate. 2. Providing legal casework, advice, representation and advocacy services to new legal clients through the refugee determination process. 3. Supervision of unpaid staff that are providing legal assistance to new legal clients. 4. Recruit, induct, train and supervise new and existing legal volunteers on an ongoing basis on a rotating roster with the rest of the paid staff within the law program. 5. Engage in human rights advocacy, campaigning and lobbying around key human rights issues as directed by the Legal Program Coordinator Accountability The Legal Intake Co - ordinator is accountable to the Legal Program Co - ordinator. As is the case with all staff (paid and unpaid), ultimate accountability is to the CEO and ASRC Board. 4 Selection Criteria Essential Solicitor with current practicing certificate or Registered Migration Agent. Solicitors who are not yet registered as Migration Agents will be required to register as a Migration Agent. Experience in providing legal casework and advocacy for marginalized communities (Examples: asylum seekers or refugees, or Culturally and Linguistically Diverse clients, homeless, destitute and institutionalized clients or high needs/complex clients or clients who have experienced trauma) Ability to work effectively as part of a team and be committed to a strong teamwork culture. Well developed organizational skills including: the ability to delegate, strong time management skills, good communication skills and openness to ongoing learning and development. Ability to take initiative and work independently and self – sufficiently when required. Ability to thrive in a chaotic and under resourced work environment Demonstrated knowledge of the refugee determination process and the legal barriers and challenges faced by asylum seekers in succeeding Demonstrated commitment to principles of social justice and human rights A sense of humour, strength of character and passion Desirable A Registered Migration Agent Experience of working with volunteers Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary context Coordination experience 5 Conditions Hours of work The position is a 4 to 5 days a week (negotiable). Initially the successful applicant is provided with a 12 month contract with a 3 month probationary period. Ongoing employment after this date, pending work performance. Salary This is a 0.8 to 1 EFT (negotiable) position. The salary for the position is $49,064.08 per annum (pro – rata). All paid staff on parity at the ASRC. While the pay is not great we have excellent conditions including 6 weeks leave, carer and compassionate leave and an RDO a month (all pro – rata). The reality is no one works at the ASRC for the money but rather to be part of a place that truly makes a difference to the lives of people and their human rights. In addition, approximately $16,000 per annum pro rata can be salary packaged, plus employer’s superannuation contribution and annual leave loading. Making total value of package $54,140.33 (pro – rata) And in addition 1 RDO per month (at pro – rata rate) 4 weeks leave loading (pro – rata) 6 weeks annual leave (2 weeks of leave are given as a bonus during the specified Christmas time) pro rata 15 days sick leave (pro – rata) 2 weeks compassionate leave (pro – rata) 7 days carers leave (pro – rata) 6 4 weeks paid maternity leave, if employed at ASRC for the previous 12 months (pro – rata) 2 weeks paid paternity leave, if employed at ASRC for the previous 12 months (pro – rata) Application Procedure Please provide your Curriculum Vitae, your application addressing the Selection Criteria, and contact details for three professional referees. Your application must be received by Monday 6th July by 5pm. Applications should be addressed to Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO, Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. They can be sent by post to 12 Batman St, West Melbourne, Victoria, 3003 or delivered in person to reception (upstairs 10am-5pm Mon-Fri). Please note faxed or e – mailed applications will not be considered. No late applications will be considered. Applicants who are successful in being short-listed will be contacted for an interview. Unsuccessful applicants will be notified by mail. For enquiries regarding the position, please contact our CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis on (03) 9326 6066 or [email protected]