Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time
Salary: $89,029 - $104,924
Grade: WVR 3.2
Occupation: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander services
Location: Various
Reference: VG/VLA/FNS/1911388
About the role:
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) is seeking an Aboriginal Community Engagement Officer (ACEO) to join our teams in the following offices:
The ACEO plays an important role in improving VLA's efforts to enhance the delivery of legal assistance services to Victoria's First Peoples community.
This is a specialist, non-legal role predominantly focusing on client support, community engagement and empowering people through knowledge. The ACEO may assist in the often-complex nature of intersecting criminal law, family law and civil law legal needs of First Peoples clients and help them access the legal help that will suit them best.
This is a special measures role and only First Peoples are eligible to apply, as per the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
About you:
As our ideal candidate, you will possess:
Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If you're excited about this role but your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or one of our many other opportunities.
About Victoria Legal Aid:
We provide legal representation to those who need it most. With over 1000 staff employed in 15 offices across Victoria, we help people with their legal problems by providing information, advice and education with a focus on the prevention and early resolution of legal problems. Our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds and foster a work culture that's inclusive as well as diverse. Your unique ideas and perspectives are valued so that we best represent the people we serve.
Employee benefits:
How to apply:
To be considered for this role, please submit a current resume and a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria outlined in the position description (listed within the file attachments ). In your cover letter, please indicate for which location you would like to be considered.
If you require adjustment to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch with our team.
For further information review the attached position description or contact Michelle Hooke, Manager, Aboriginal Community Engagement Program via email: [email protected].
No agency applications will be accepted.
Applications close by 11.59pm on Monday, 18 May 2026
Other relevant information:
It is a requirement that staff attend for office-based days at their primary work location. In line with this requirement, interstate applications will be considered only where the candidate is able and willing to relocate to Victoria, unless part of a border community.
VLA is committed to putting the safety and wellbeing of children first.