The Organisation

Westjustice is a rights-based Community Legal Centre servicing Melbourne’s West on the lands of the Bunurong and Wurundjeri peoples and including the LGAs of Wyndham, Maribyrnong, Hobsons Bay, Melton and Brimbank, a population of over a million people.

Melbourne’s Western Suburbs are the thriving backbone of the state, and home to Australia’s most diverse and fastest-growing population. Westjustice’s purpose is to deliver targeted services and drive meaningful change to achieve fairness, safety and justice for Melbourne’s West. We work to uphold peoples’ rights by providing free legal, social work, financial counselling services, community engagement, and advocacy for systemic reform across the five impact areas of Workers’ Rights, Children and Young People’s Rights, Women and Gender Diverse people’s Rights, Economic and Housing Rights, and Our Team.

We provide place-based, multi-disciplinary programs, and partner with values-aligned organisations to focus on servicing those most impacted by these issues, and to ensure people have access to the services they need where they need them. Through our work, we consistently see complex legal issues and the cyclical impact they have on longer term justice, economic, health, and life outcomes. This is why our services and programs focus on prevention and early intervention in the cycle of economic precarity, criminalisation, violence and housing insecurity.

It is also why we advocate for legal, social and policy reform to ensure the people of Melbourne’s West have access to services and the best version of justice.

Benefits & Culture

- Be a part of an organisation that 98% of our employees are proud to work for
- We pay 3% above the SCHADs award
- Not for profit salary packaging up to $15,900 per annum
- Flexible working conditions
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Passionate, professional and dedicated team
- Gifted additional paid leave over the Christmas holiday period
- Strong focus on collaboration, wellbeing, inclusion and diversity

The Role

Westjustice has been awarded funding to deliver the new Renter Rights Service, under the broader Victorian Renters Rights Program, in Western Melbourne (covering Hobsons Bay, Maribyrnong, Melbourne, Moonee Valley and Wyndham LGAs) and also in Brimbank and Melton LGAs.



Westjustice is seeking a Legal Administrator to provide high quality administrative and legal support, primarily in relation to the delivery of the Renter Rights Service.

This role is a 12-month maximum-term position in our Economic and Housing Rights Program and will commence on 1 January 2027. Part-time arrangements may be considered for the right candidate. The position may be extended beyond the initial term, subject to funding availability.

Role Requirements:

1. Provide high-quality administrative support to the Economic and Housing Rights Program with a focus on the Renter Rights Service, including client intake, referrals, file management, document preparation, data entry and appointment coordination.
2. Support lawyers to progress client matters, triage enquiries, record outcomes and connect clients with appropriate legal and community services.
3. Assist in delivering the Renter Rights Service through participating in training, collaboration and service coordination activities across the renter support sector.
4. Maintain knowledge of housing, legal and community support services to support effective referrals and service navigation.
5. Provide information about Westjustice and relevant external services to clients, community organisations and stakeholders.

Skills and experience required:

- Demonstrated capacity to provide administrative support including excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workloads, meet timelines and work under pressure.
- Demonstrated ability to provide client focused services in a complex, confidential and sensitive environment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- High attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
- A proactive and team-focused approach
- For delivering intake and triage services under the Renter Rights Service:

- Understanding of the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, or ability to develop this knowledge.




- Experience delivering client-focused intake, information, referral or support services.
- Ability to assess renter needs, identify urgency and risk, and make sound triage decisions.
- Knowledge of issues facing Victorian renters, or ability to quickly develop this knowledge.
- Knowledge of housing, legal and community support services, or ability to quickly build this knowledge.
- Ability to explain renters’ help-seeking options and next steps clearly and practically.
- Commitment to culturally safe, accessible and trauma-informed service intake, triage and referral processes.

Remuneration:

Salary – $82,399pa (dependent on experience) employer funded superannuation in accordance with Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992 (Cth), salary packaging and meals and entertainment perks.

For more information about Westjustice, please visit our website (www.westjustice.org.au)

Please apply by submitting a cover letter and resume via clicking ‘Apply Now’. Applicants will be screened as their application is received and if progressed, may be interviewed quickly. Please note, Westjustice may at its discretion cease advertising prior to 5pm Wednesday 25 November 2026 subject to the number and suitability of applicants.

The successful candidate will require a current Working with Children’s Check and a Police Check or be prepared to apply for both. Applicants must possess the right to work in Australia.

Westjustice is committed to building a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people living with a disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, mature age workers and LGBTIQA+ identifying people. People with lived experience of the justice system are encouraged to apply.

A police check result does not automatically disqualify an application which in each case will be individually assessed for the relevant role.

Please ensure that you let us know, in advance, of any reasonable adjustment you may require during any part of the recruitment process including application and interview by contacting Theresa via *@Westjustice.org.au. Any information disclosed will be held in the strictest of confidence.

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