Mental Health Worker, Domestic Violence Unit

• Make a real difference supporting people impacted by domestic and family violence.


• Salary range $107,131 – $110,271 pa (plus superannuation and leave loading)


• Ongoing Full-time role at Liverpool. Part-time applicants welcome to apply.

About Legal Aid NSW
We stand beside people when they need it most.

At Legal Aid NSW, fairness isn’t just a legal principle, it shapes everything we do - our culture, our services, our workplace and our decisions.

Since 1979, Legal Aid NSW has provided legal advice, support and representation in criminal, family and civil law, helping people across NSW navigate hardship and complex legal issues. Our work is challenging, but deeply meaningful.

In partnerships with LawAccess NSW, Community Legal Centres and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT, we are located throughout the state including our Central Sydney office, 25 regional offices, and satellite and outreach offices.

About The Role
As a Mental Health Worker in the Domestic Violence Unit (DVU), you will make a meaningful difference by supporting clients experiencing domestic and family violence with complex mental health needs to navigate both the legal and service systems. Working within a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary team, you will deliver trauma-informed support through risk assessment, safety planning, referrals and advocacy, ensuring clients feel heard, supported and empowered. By helping clients understand their rights, connect with the right services and actively participate in their legal matters, you will play a vital role in reducing re-traumatisation and improving long-term safety and wellbeing outcomes.

About You
You will bring experience from a psychosocial support environment, such as community mental health or organisations that value recovery-based, person-centred practice, where you have worked alongside people with lived experience and complex mental health needs. You will have a strong foundation in providing practical support that promotes stability, connection, and independence. You will be confident supporting clients to develop and maintain recovery and wellbeing plans, build peer and community connections, and implement strategies to manage periods of declining mental health.

You will demonstrate a genuine, humanistic commitment to supporting people impacted by domestic and family violence, recognising how these experiences can contribute to or exacerbate mental health challenges. Your approach will be compassionate and focused on restoring client agency. You will be able to work strategically with clients to help them understand and articulate their experiences safely, particularly within family law contexts, while minimising potential legal risk. You will also provide education to support clients’ understanding of the impact of family violence on their mental health, enabling them to engage more confidently in legal processes and their recovery.

Y
ou Belong Here
Here, every role has purpose.

Whether you’re delivering frontline legal services or strengthening our organisation from behind the scenes, you’ll help create fairer outcomes for the people across NSW.

We’re building a workplace where every culture, identity, ability and voice are included and valued. We welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with visible and invisible disability, culturally diverse communities, and LGBTQI+ communities so you can connect and flourish at every stage of career.

You will be part of a diverse and inclusive organisation, working alongside like-minded and values driven people dedicated to justice, community impact, and delivering exceptional support and service through cross collaboration.

Benefits Of Working At Legal Aid NSW
As an employee of Legal Aid NSW, you will have access to and enjoy a variety of support and benefits so you can thrive professionally and personally. You’ll love our:

*Flexible Working*
- we are a Flex Ready certified and Carers and Employers accredited organisation. We are leading the way in offering a variety of flexible working options to uniquely support
*your*
unique work life balance.

*Professional Growth*
– as the largest law firm in NSW we offer a variety of opportunities to enhance your career at every stage, through regional graduate programs, Practical Legal Training and work placements, mentoring, training, and secondment opportunities.

*Work Health, Safety and Wellbeing*
*–*
with dedicated programs, training, resources, and respectful work practices, our Wellbeing Framework ensures your physical, mental and psychosocial wellbeing matters, so you feel supported, safe and holistically well.

Essential Requirements

• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency (for ongoing roles)


• Undertake relevant pre-employment checks such as Working with Children Check, Criminal Record Check, and Conduct Service Check


• Have 5 years minimum relevant experience


• Have relevant Diploma Level 5 and above (2 years min study) or Professional qualification and registration or eligibility for registration for Occupational Therapist, Social Worker, Registered Nurse, Psychologist, or Bachelor of Health Science

Download the
Role Description
to explore the role in-depth.

We may use this recruitment to create a Talent Pool for similar ongoing or temporary vacancies we have over the next 18 months.

Apply Now!
Closing Date: Wednesday 3 June 2026 at 11.59pm
Your application is your chance to show why you’re a strong match for this role.

Please Provide

• A current resume (up to 5 pages)


• A cover letter (up to 2 pages) addressing the target questions:

Targeted Question 1:
Describe a specific example of when you supported a person experiencing mental health challenges to maintain their wellbeing or progress their recovery. What approach did you take, and what was the outcome?

Targeted Question 2:
In your own words, explain how domestic and family violence can impact mental health, using insights from your own professional experience

You
must
clearly label your responses to each Target Question, for example, by using headings such as
Target Question 1
and
Target Question 2
. Cover Letters that do not clearly label responses may be considered as not having addressed the Target Questions.

We’re here to help
Legal Aid NSW is committed to a recruitment process that is inclusive and barrier free.

For accessibility support or recruitment adjustments, please contact Paige Gill, Recruitment Officer at [email protected] or (02) 9134 9347

For information on Recruitment and Workplace Adjustments, visit Adjustments for individual needs | I Work for NSW.

For role specific enquiries, contact Amanda Gale, Team Leader Allied Professional Services, at [email protected] or (02) 9213 5230

For recruitment enquiries, contact the Talent Acquisition Team on 02 9134 9347 or via [email protected].

Aboriginal candidates are encouraged to connect with the Legal Aid NSW Aboriginal Services Branch for a yarn.

For guidance on preparing for interviews , explore the NSW Public Sector’s interactive Capability Application Tool.

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We look forward to receiving your application!