Assisting clients to engage with family law court processes safely, including through risk assessment and safety planning, across the Commonwealth family law, state family violence and state child protection jurisdictions.

Key responsibilities
Providing trauma-informed and high-quality social support services, so that clients' non-legal issues, particularly where they elevate the risk of family violence (such as drug and alcohol use, mental health issues and homelessness), are identified and responded to alongside legal issues.
Providing assistance to the Family Law Division on social work matters as appropriate including mentoring and supervision for Legal Services' staff who require assistance in responding well to client related social issues.

What you need




You will hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which provides eligibility for full membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers.
You will bring high level interpersonal skills, including conflict resolution skills and the ability to communicate with clients, members of the legal profession, other members of the family dispute resolution community, skilled staff of different disciplines, administrative staff and staff of other agencies both orally and in writing.
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📌 Family Social Worker South Australia
🏢 Legal Services Commission
📍 South Australia