Law Society NT

Aboriginal Support Officer - Social Support - Legal Aid NT

  • Darwin
  • Full time, 2 year duration
  • $93,674 – $114,104 plus Superannuation (salary packaging options available)
  • This is an Identified position and only available to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants

Objective:

Under the supervision of the Manager – Social Support, this role will address barriers to accessing legal and social support services for young people and adults experiencing vulnerability. The Aboriginal Support Officer will align particularly with the Legal Aid NT values of social justice and integrity and work closely with all staff in the Darwin office to ensure clients accessing the services of Legal Aid NT are supported.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Provide culturally appropriate short-term casework support to clients, including establishing goals, building rapport and making appropriate referrals to relevant internal and external support services, community and family networks.
  2. Address immediate needs as they arise in court and clinic settings including supporting clients in accessing legal and social supports, assessing risk and establishing safety plans.
  3. Undertake preventative legal support, including supporting family and community members’ inclusion and navigation of court, advice clinics and other legal processes.
  4. Support the provision of community legal education, ensuring the material being delivered is culturally safe and appropriate.
  5. Provide case consultation to solicitors and allied team members relating to Aboriginal perspectives and cultural issues affecting represented people.
  6. Engage in and contribute to practice support and team activities as outlined in the social support manual, including supervision, case consultation and reflective practice sessions.
  7. Work collaboratively with the Manager – Social Support, the social support leadership team and other social support team members across Legal Aid NT in reviewing practice and further developing policy and procedures.
  8. Undertake other duties as reasonably required.

Selection Criteria

Essential:

  1. Qualifications*or minimum five years’ experience directly related to increasing access and equity within justice or social support systems, in particular by establishing culturally appropriate assistance.
  2. Knowledge and understanding of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and the issues affecting this client group, their families and communities living in the Northern Territory.
  3. An in-depth knowledge of Northern Territory law and justice issues and how they impact Aboriginal people.
  4. Experience in providing casework and practical support, drawing on a human-rights based approaches, social and emotional wellbeing frameworks and other constructs of connection to family, culture and wellbeing to support client goals and address root causes of crime.
  5. Demonstrated experience in liaising with agencies such as emergency housing, rehabilitation, emergency relief and community corrections as well as knowledge of local Northern Territory non-government services and communities.
  6. Ability to build and maintain working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including other service providers and government agencies to achieve outcomes for Legal Aid’s clients.
  7. Good oral and written communication skills including an ability to write accurate case notes, communicate with people who are experiencing distress and exercise discretion when handling sensitive information.
  8. Ability to use a variety of IT software to record case notes and complete electronic forms.
  9. Commitment to legal aid values and an understanding of Northern Territory justice issues and the legal assistance sector.

Desirable:

  1. Skills and experience working in multi-disciplinary teams, providing input to case review meetings and presenting reflections on practice, supporting whole team development.

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Applications close 10:00 am Friday, 16 October 2026.  

For further information contact Human Resources on (08) 8999 3000 or recruitment@legalaid.nt.gov.au. 

  • Last Modified: October 2, 2026
  • 12:08 pm