ਸਸੇਕਸ ਸਟ੍ਰੀਟ ਕਮਿਊਨਿਟੀ ਲਾਅ ਸਰਵਿਸ ਵਲੰਟੀਅਰਿੰਗ 

Volunteering vacancies exist in the following areas:

• Community Services (individual disability advocacy, financial counselling and tenant advocacy)

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• Law (including criminal, family, civil, welfare rights and disability discrimination)

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• Not-for-profit administration (process improvement, project management research, internal audit, governance, risk, compliance and assurance)

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To be eligible to apply you must have the following:

ESSENTIAL TO THE ROLE

1. Demonstrated commitment to human rights and social justice

2. Well-developed verbal and written communication skills, including report and submission writing and public presentation skills

3. Well-developed interpersonal and negotiating skills, including the ability to liaise with people of various backgrounds within the community

4. Excellent organisational and administrative skills

5. Intermediate computer skills

DESIRABLE TO THE ROLE

1. Knowledge and understanding of community legal centres.

2. Experience working in a community-based organisation

3. Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline

4. Ability to travel within the state

You can choose between 1 to 4 days per week.

Due to the nature of the work, it often takes training of volunteers hence we generally look for a commitment of more than 3 months. This however, depends on the role you are volunteering for and how many days you are volunteering.

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Most of our services are offered from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 5 pm.

We also have a night legal service that operates on Tuesday and Thursday evenings in Victoria Park between 5:30 pm and 8:30 pm.