Overview
* Earn $103K - $115K + 12% Super + up to $15,900 tax-free salary packaging!
* Relocation assistance of up to $8,000 for the right candidate
* Up to 4 weeks of subsidised accommodation to support your transition
* Extra paid time off during the Christmas/New Year period!
* Support First Nations clients through outreach, advocacy, and holistic support
* Live in Kununurra, travel the region, and apply your expertise to empower clients across the East Kimberley
About Kimberley Community Legal Services (KCLS) is an independent, not-for-profit organisation providing free civil legal help, financial counselling, and social support across the Kimberley region of Western Australia. With offices in Broome and Kununurra, KCLS serves remote and regional First Nations communities.
Known for its multidisciplinary approach, KCLS combines legal practice with social work and advocacy, empowering people to navigate legal challenges in culturally respectful, community-led ways.
Learn more: www.kcls.org.au
Role: Case Worker
KCLS is seeking a full-time Case Worker based in Kununurra, WA — a role offering meaningful impact, professional growth, and the chance to experience the landscapes and communities of the East Kimberley.
This isn't just another case management position. It's an opportunity to walk alongside clients facing complex challenges, providing intensive, wrap-around support within a multidisciplinary team to deliver holistic assistance.
Key responsibilities include:
* Assisting clients directly as part of a client-focused service, with a focus on mental health and social support for clients experiencing family violence, elder abuse and/or tenancy/public housing issues.
* Conducting comprehensive risk assessments, risk management and safety planning with clients.
* Providing practical support, advocacy, and referrals to help people access resources such as crisis accommodation, housing, income support and debt relief, personal emotional wellbeing sessions, and support in court proceedings.
* Ensuring culturally appropriate, dignified, accessible service delivery for the client community.
* Collaborating within the team to reflect and improve service delivery.
* Promoting and co-delivering programs and initiatives that address FDV, elder abuse, and tenancy/public housing issues across the Kimberley.
* Identifying law reform and systemic reform priorities and strategising on how to address them.
* Participating in interagency networks to build relationships with referring agencies, community leaders, and local people in the area.
To read the full position description, please click here.
Your Experience, Skills, and Spirit
To be eligible, candidates must have social work (or similar) qualifications, community service (or similar) diplomas and/or experience in client-centered social work, community work or a related field.
While 5+ years of experience is preferred, candidates with a minimum of 12 months' experience in a relevant role are encouraged to apply and will be considered for the Case Worker position.
You will also demonstrate:
* A combination of client support experience in family violence, elder abuse, or tenancy/public housing.
* Experience working with clients experiencing one or more of these practice areas.
* An understanding of trauma-informed practice and its effects on wellbeing.
* Experience conducting risk assessments, determining risk level and safety planning.
* Experience providing crisis support and advocacy to women and children in or escaping crisis.
* Strong interpersonal communication, empathy, and teamwork.
* Good organizational skills with the ability to manage competing demands and maintain records.
* Understanding of family violence in its individual, familial, legal, and social contexts.
* Commitment to social justice and working effectively with Indigenous people.
* Knowledge of community resources relevant to client needs.
* Comfort working in the community outside an office, including in clients' homes and other locations.
* Resilience, adaptability, initiative, and the ability to deliver remote services in the Kimberley.
Desirable experience includes prior work in a community legal centre, exposure to regional or remote service delivery, and developing or delivering community education programs.
What's on Offer - Benefits That Matter
KCLS offers a remuneration package of approximately $103,000 - $115,000 plus 12% Super, with a suite of benefits including:
* Up to $15,900 tax-free salary packaging
* Relocation assistance up to $8,000
* Up to 4 weeks of subsidised accommodation on arrival
* Five weeks of annual leave plus 12 days off in lieu
* Paid leave during the Christmas/New Year period
* $165/day meal and travel allowance for overnight outreach trips
* Access to fleet vehicles
* Ongoing professional development and cultural competency training
* Supportive, inclusive team culture
* Flexible working options considered
How to Apply - Take the Next Step
This is a rare opportunity to build a meaningful career in a dynamic regional setting. The successful candidate will work directly with remote communities, contribute to lasting social change, and grow in a team that values purpose-driven work.
APPLY TODAY and bring your expertise to where it's needed most.
KCLS is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Applications for this position close on 24 March 2026. We strongly encourage you to submit your application early. Interviews will commence in mid-April. If you require further information about the role or the recruitment process, please contact the Kununurra Office on (08) 9169 3***.
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