Registrar - Batemans Bay Local Court
- Location : Batemans Bay
- Current opportunity : Temporary for 6 Months with a possibility of extension
- Clerk Grade 7 / 8, Base Salary ($106,025- $117,363) plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Your role
The Illawarra South Region is comprised of 5 hubs with 24 Courts.
The advertised role is for a Registrar of the Local Court. As a Court Registrar you will be responsible for ensuring delivery of high quality and professional administrative support to Judiciary and Courts, in addition to leading teams in the provision of high-quality service to clients and other stakeholders. This Registrar role is expected to work across a variety of jurisdictions within the court registry.
You will be expected to be able to build supportive and co-operative team environments, develop team capabilities and recognise performance issues and address appropriately.
What you’ll do
Leading the team, you will be responsible for:
- Managing, developing, and motivating staff in a fast paced and challenging court environment
- Work across a variety of court locations, building rapport with many different staff members
- Adapt to being in a variety of different places and roles in multiple court locations
- Implementing procedures and training to ensure staff are adequately equipped to ensure best practices and standards are provided to clients
- Constantly implementing processes and procedures which are always up to date with legislation
- Dealing with staff issues and providing feedback or counselling to staff
- Adapting to work in different court jurisdictions
- Promoting a positive working environment that values ethical behaviour and good performance whilst meeting statutory and administrative obligations.
- Undertaking some quasi-judicial or other statutory functions such as LEPRA applications or conducting call-overs.
What we’re looking for
- Candidates with experience leading and managing a team in a fast-paced environment
- Candidates who have robust people management and organisational skills
- Candidates who are driven and process focussed
- Candidates who have an interest in working in NSW Courts.
- Candidates who can adapt to work in different locations and jurisdictions.
Essential Requirements
- NSW Drivers Licence
We do work that really matters
Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families, and communities. We’re focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.
Applications close 24 February : 59pm AEST.
You application must consist of:
- An up to date resume (maximum 5 pages)
- A cover letter (maximum 2 page)
- Responses to the 2 targeted questions below (maximum 500 words for each response).
- Think about a time where you had to address a performance issue with a staff Member. Describe what you did in that situation did and what was the result.
- It is often difficult to distinguish the difference between confidential information and public knowledge. Tell me about a time you were faced with this challenge? What was the outcome?
Assessments & Communication
Assessments for this role may be held online or in person so please monitor your inbox / junk folder for communication. All correspondence will be sent to the email on your candidate profile.
Inclusion and Diversity
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
Other Information
Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
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