Judicial Support Coordinator

Location – Sydney CBD

Ongoing full-time opportunity

Clerk Grade 5/6 -Salary ($93,295 - $102,941) plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

The Judicial Support Coordinator is responsible for providing high quality professional client service and administrative support to the Chief Magistrates and other magistrates of the Local Court of NSW.

What you’ll do

• Act as a primary point of contact to assist magistrates with any judicial administrative support needs, including travel, IT, stores, equipment, chambers and remuneration entitlements.
• Regularly review and update the material within the Magistrates’ Handbook, a guide for magistrates on the Terms and Conditions of their employment and judicial entitlements, in consultation with Court Services and CTSD Human Resources.
• Assist magistrates with preparing decisions to publish on Caselaw.
• Ensure security and safety of the magistrates with regard to access to secure areas, organising and cancelling photo ID’s, issue of temporary access cards and liaising with the Sheriff Officers regarding security issues relating to Judicial Administration.
• Ensure appropriate expenditure relating to travel, equipment and other resourcing in accordance with policies of the Court and consistent with auditing and financial requirements.
• Provide a range of other administrative activities including clerical support within the office and general administration as required including assistance in organisation of the Annual Magistrates conference.

What we’re looking for

The duties of the role require the successful candidate to demonstrate strong capabilities to:

• Perform duties and provide support in a highly professional, responsive and timely manner whilst maintaining discretion and confidentiality. 
• Adapt to frequent changes to workload and processes whilst operating effectively within a high-volume work environment.
• Maintain a balance between responsibilities to the Chief Magistrate and other judicial officers and administrative responsibilities to the Department of Communities and Justice.

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We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

A challenging and rewarding career.

Flexible, autonomous work environment

Competitive pay and conditions

Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities.

Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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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.

Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach an up-to-date resume (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 1 page). During the online application process, you will be asked to provide a response to the following targeted questions:

Describe a time when you received pushback from someone on a work task? What was the task and how did you communicate effectively in this situation? (Maximum 500-word response)

Describe a time when you made use of data or information to bring about improvements to the quality of services provided by your organisation. (Maximum 500-word response)

Applications close 6th May 2024 at 11:59pm AEST

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Yasmin Hunter on 02 9287 7762 or at yasmin.hunter@justice.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please call Dean on 02 9765 3526 or email the recruiter

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

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 Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

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

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