Job Reference: 364336809

Facilities Support Officer – Clerk Grade –1 / 2 – Facilities –

Ongoing Role and Talent Pool

·         Ongoing role (35 hours per week)

·         Clerk Grade 1 /2 (between $70,694 – 76,857 plus super and annual leave loading)

·         Location – Central Sydney Office (Haymarket)

About us

Legal Aid NSW helps people with their legal problems. We can help people with most areas criminal law, family law and every day civil law legal issues. We give legal advice, help at court and do family dispute resolution. We can do this over the telephone or at one of our 28 offices.

 

About the role

The Facilities Support Officer supports the wider facilities team in the delivery of facilities, fleet, finance, projects and mailroom operational and administrative services to the internal customers. This role offers a lot of variety, no single day will be the same, you will work with multiple stakeholders and a diverse range of business units to deliver the array of facilities services.    

 

About you

Reporting to the Facilities team leader, working from the Haymarket Sydney office, Legal Aid is seeking to recruit a customer services and solutions-focused team member who will add value to the team and assist in coordinating the smooth running of Legal Aid’s facilities department on a day-to-day basis. You will be a high- level communicator, with the ability to build relationships with your stakeholders and provide solutions to meet and achieve optimal business outcomes.

The role requires you to use Microsoft office suite and hold a current NSW drivers’ licence. 

We may use this recruitment to create a talent pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

 

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN LEGAL AID NSW!

We are committed to diversity and inclusion

We are committed to creating a culturally safe and genuinely inclusive organisation and workplace for everyone who works and interacts with us. We strive to be a place where people from diverse backgrounds want to work, where voices and cultures are valued and where people feel valued, welcomed, respected and heard.

We want a workforce that reflects our clients, so we can deliver a service that meets the needs of the community. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds — including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, the LGBTQI+ community, culturally diverse people and other diverse communities. 

We acknowledge, support and accommodate the diverse access needs of people with visible and invisible disabilities. If you need an adjustment to participate in the recruitment process, or you’d like information about what we can do to help you, please contact our team at erecruitment@legalaid.nsw.gov.au.

 

Other benefits of working with us 

• You will have access to training, development and mentoring opportunities.
•  We are an accredited Flex Ready certified employer and are recognised as leaders in the area of flexible work. Most of our staff work flexibly — for example, from home some of the time or in a way that helps them balance family and work life.

The essential requirements for this role

You must:

• be willing to do a Criminal Record Check
• hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing vacancies) or a valid visa to work in Australia (for temporary vacancies)
• holds a current NSW Drivers licence

How to apply

You MUST submit your application online through iworkfor.nsw.gov.au. If you submit your application late or by email it will NOT be accepted.

Your application must include:

• your resume (no more than 5 pages)
• cover letter (no more than 2 pages). In your cover letter, please outline your motivation for applying for this position and how your skills and experience are relevant to the role.

Make sure your application is complete and you have answered all questions before you submit it.

 

Do you need help to apply?

It’s important to properly prepare before you apply for a role. Here is some other information to help you: 

• If you have questions about the role, you can contact the Hiring Manager – Andy Kemp (02) 9219 5854 or mail: andy.kemp@legalaid.nsw.gov.au
• If you are an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and are thinking about applying, you can contact the Aboriginal Services Branch to arrange a confidential conversation about any questions you may have.
• The Role Description sets out the responsibilities of the role.
• The focus capabilities and key accountabilities in the role description indicate what is expected at that level. Being familiar with these will help you understand what the panel will be looking for in the successful candidate
  

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