Networkers in Queensland are trained community members who provide first point of contact support to court users in Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Courts.

Main duties and expectations of our volunteering role:
Provide a welcoming, kind and supportive human connection to all court users
Actively engage with court users, supporting and assisting them to navigate and fully participate in their court experience
Recognise and respond to individual service user needs and concerns
Promote service user safety
Work independently as well as within a team
Follow instructions and practice guidelines
Have good digital literacy and confidence; record-keeping, emailing, communication and information sharing
Adhere to privacy policy requirements

Our volunteers must have strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to foster inclusivity and a person-centred approach to supporting all court users, impartially and non-judgementally.

This multifaceted and interesting role is best suited to someone who is proactive, a ‘people-person’, passionate about improving access to justice, and is wanting to volunteer on an ongoing and regular basis.