Position OverviewThis role operates within a small registry team.
All staff are expected to be flexible and adaptable to a variety of tasks that arise in response to work demands, staff leave and other operational reasons.
The Registry provides service to all court clients both locally (face to face) and/or nationally (as part of a dispersed national team) as well as providing high level docket and/or case management support to Judges, Registrars and their staff.Staff working nationally will work in the Strategic Support Hub (SSH) and have broad responsibility nationally across both general federal and family law jurisdictions for enquiries management, filed document management and Registrar Support in Family Law.
The SSH includes the contact centre and national entry point for telephone, email and live chat contacts and national document management for both general federal and family law.
It also oversees the National Support Pool assisting Deputy Registrars working in family law nationally.
Staff at the SSH report to the Team Leaders Strategic Support Hub and may be located at dispersed locations nationally working with other SSH staff.Staff working in Location Based Support will provide a pivotal role delivering local services directly to the judiciary and face-to-face clients attending court locations.
Staff in Location Based Support are in a specific registry location to provide support at a local level.
Staff within this stream report to a Location Based Team leader, either Manager Court Operations or Director Court Operations, depending on the location's size and structure.The successful applicant will be required to work in both the SSH and Location Based Support across any of the streams of work managed by the respective teams.
There is an expectation that regular role rotation and cross skilling will take place to ensure all staff maintain a broad range of skills.Key Responsibilities and DutiesThe responsibilities of the position are to:A demonstrated record of success in the provision of service to clients involving working directly with the general public and including a demonstrated understanding of and commitment to providing client focused services.Demonstrated working knowledge or clearly demonstrated capability to quickly acquire a sound working knowledge of court procedures, guidelines, policies and practice, including the computerised information systems used by the courts.Demonstrated effective organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure, achieve objectives and manage competing priorities.A demonstrated ability to work well in a team, to act with integrity, use initiative and work unsupervised as required.Demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with strong interpersonal skills, including a proven ability to manage stressful and/or conflict situations in a professional manner, on a continual basis.EligibilityAustralian citizenship – the successful applicant must hold Australian citizenship.Security and character clearance – the successful applicant must satisfy a Police Records Check and may also be required to complete security clearances during the course of their employment.Interested candidates who have received a redundancy benefit from an APS agency are welcome to apply but note that they cannot be engaged until their redundancy benefit period has expired.Inclusion and DiversityFederal Court Australia is committed to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and welcomes and encourages applications from People with Disability.
First Nations peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, Mature age workers, as well as young workers and supporting an inter-generational workforce and supporting gender equity and families.Federal Court Australia will provide reasonable adjustments for candidates to participate equitably in the recruitment process and discuss workplace adjustments to fulfil the inherent requirements of the role.RecruitAbilityRecruitAbility applies to this vacancy.
Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the job.
For more information visit: recruitabilityContact OfficerFor more information, please contact Lauren Dolan, Manager Court Operations via telephone or email to applyTo apply, please complete the application form on the Court's careers portal.
If you have any issues with applying, please email and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.Position Description PDF Opens in new window Position Description WORD Opens in new window #J-18808-Ljbffr