Registrar - Batemans Bay

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 strong 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.

For more information about the role, download the role description.

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.

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply:

You application must consistent 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).

1. 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.
2. 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?

Applications close 24 February 2023 11:59pm AEST.

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.

Got a question?

If you’ve got a question about applying or require an adjustment in the recruitment process, please, call Rossi Matamaki at rossie.matamaki@dcj.nsw.gov.au

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Angela Wilson at angela.wilson@justice.nsw.gov.au

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

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.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit our careers site.

Other Information

A Talent Pool may be created for this role at Bateman’s Bay. Any talent pool for this role would be valid for a period of up to 18 months.

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic some interviews and assessments may be performed using alternative methods. For more information visit Our Process.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.