Senior Advocate – Independent Mental Health Advocacy

Victoria Legal Aid · Broadmeadows · Posted 18 hours ago

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$104,925 - $122,409 + super + up to $15,900 in salary packaging

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Job posted on: 21st Oct 2026

Melbourne > Broadmeadows

Full Time, Hybrid Work from Home

Mental Health and Counselling, Social Work, Legal and Human Rights, Community Development

Not For Profit (NFP), State Government

Job description

About this role

Full-time ongoing position

Salary range: $104,925 - $122,409 plus super

Up to $15,900 in salary packaging, flexible hybrid work arrangement

About the role

Our Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) team is a non-legal advocacy program that is staffed and led by professionals with mental health consumer experience and/or backgrounds in community development, consumer advocacy, mental health advocacy, community sector advocacy, social work, mental health service provision or other similar fields.

You will provide advocacy services in complex matters and empower your consumers to know and exercise their rights within the mental health system, allowing them to participate in decisions relating to their own assessment, treatment and recovery.

As a senior team member, you will provide supervision and mentoring to the team, monitor and manage workload. Also to ensure that effective debriefing practices are upheld to support the health and wellbeing of your team members.

This role is based at our Broadmeadows office on Wurundjeri Country.

About you

As our ideal candidate, you will possess:

People management and leadership skills to support a team to work effectively together, and provide supervision, mentoring and debriefing to IMHA advocates.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to liaise and communicate effectively with consumers from diverse backgrounds, various stakeholders and organisations.

Sound knowledge of the issues affecting consumers and the ability to ‘stand up' and champion on behalf of consumers.

Proven ability to work collaboratively with others and foster cooperative and supportive work relationships and team environment.

Don't meet every requirement? At VLA, we understand that your work and life experiences can be just as valuable. If your CV doesn't align perfectly with our job description, we strongly encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate.

About VLA

We offer legal representation, family dispute resolution and non-legal advocacy to those who need it most. With over 1500+ staff employed in 16 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

A focus on work-life balance, including flexible working arrangements

Hybrid work from home & office model

Generous leave benefits, including:

Three days paid seasonal leave

Paid gender affirmation leave

Five days both paid reproductive and fertility leave per calendar year

Annual 3% salary increase each December plus performance-related salary incentives

Attractive salary packaging options including General Expenses up to $15,900, Meals & Entertainment up to $2,650 PLUS Novated Leasing

Discounted annual Myki public transport passes

Individual learning and professional development opportunities, tailored to your role and career goals

Free annual flu vaccinations

Access to gym and end-of-trip facilities at our CBD office

Access to our Employee Assistance Program, including confidential counselling and access to a range of mental health and wellbeing resources.

How to apply

To be considered for this role, please submit your current resume and a completed candidate application form (listed within the file attachments).

If you require adjustments 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 via [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Advocate - Independent Mental Health Advocacy enquiry via EthicalJobs.

For further information, please review the attached position description or contact Emma Wilcox-Davies, Manager IMHA on (03) 9093 3718 or [email protected].

No agency applications will be accepted.

Applications close by 11.59pm on the advertised closing date.

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.

A position description is attached.

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About Victoria Legal Aid

Victoria Legal Aid provides legal representation, family dispute resolution, and non-legal advocacy to individuals in need. With over 1400 employees in 16 offices across Victoria, the organisation focuses on preventing and resolving legal issues through information, advice, and education for diverse clients.

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Transportation in Broadmeadows is accessible, with the Broadmeadows train station servicing the Craigieburn line and multiple bus routes connecting the area to nearby suburbs and the Melbourne CBD. Major roads, including the Hume Highway, facilitate easy vehicle access.

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