Court Support Officer - ATSILS CAIRNS - Indigenous Candidates

Job description

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates only. Essential to our service is the Court Support Officer role. Across Queensland we have around 50 Court Support Officers including our amazing Field Officers (remote locations) who are the crucial link between our clients and Legal Practitioners. Our Cairns Office has an opportunity for 2 x Court Support Officers on a 12 month, Fixed Term engagement with an ASAP start. Join our Cairns Team: - Aid clients prepare for Court (Criminal Law support); - Help with paperwork, legal forms, court documents, data entry; - Communicate between our Legal Practitioners and our clients; - Drive our car, sometimes outside of Cairns to communities to assist our Legal Practitioners and clients; - Contribute to our 24/7 after-hours on-call service by roster (which is why you're paid well above the Award; primarily phone services). About you: You are required to have a current Queensland Government Blue Card and a National Police Criminal Record check prior to commencing work with our people or accessing any client file, database record or attending Court. (ATSILS claims exemption under the Queensland Anti-Discrimination Act, Sections 25 (Genu...