| Job Title: |
Judicial Associate |
| Branch: |
Newcastle Registry |
| Section: |
Judicial Support |
| Job Type: |
Ongoing, Full-time |
| Salary: |
$60,683 - $64,347 |
| Location: |
Newcastle | NSW |
| Classification: |
APS Level 5 |
| Position No: |
1294 |
| Agency Employment Act: |
PS Act 1999 |
Job Description
Duties
The position of Judicial Associate is responsible for providing a high level of administrative support to a Judicial Officer (either a Judge or Judicial Registrar).
The person appointed to this position may be required to travel on circuit and Judicial relief locations, both intra and interstate.
The purpose of this position is to ensure:
• that the Judicial Officer is able to conduct the business of the Court in a professional and efficient manner
• the timely completion of all tasks associated with court hearings, and
• to actively participate as a member of the Judicial Support team.
This role requires an individual who works well in a team environment. The position involves a number of competing priorities and therefore requires good organisational skills to meet these demands.
The position of Judicial Associate has regular and substantial contact with members of the Judiciary, court staff, legal practitioners, clients and external agencies including:
• liaison with Client Service / Case Coordination staff in respect to court files
• liaison with legal practitioners and clients in respect of orders and judgments and the listing of matters before the Judicial Officer
• liaison with external agencies including Legal Aid and the Australian Federal Police, and
• liaison with the Team Leader Judicial Support in respect to the Judicial Court calendar, leave and travel approvals, and other Judicial entitlements.
Eligibility
Sound organisational skills, including initiative, the ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines and work effectively under pressure in a team environment.
Well developed personal skills, including tact, discretion and the ability to communicate effectively with members of the judiciary, the legal profession, the public and other court staff.
A legal background is desirable.
About Family Court of Australia
The Family Law Courts comprise the Family Court of Australia and the Federal Magistrates Court and have concurrent jurisdiction in Family Law.
The Family Law Courts is a combined registry to better service clients in family law across both Courts and to share resources in ways that optimise cost-efficiency in administering family law. Registry services include client services for parties filing in family law; records management; administrative support and dispute resolution services that assist some clients to achieve resolution of their dispute without requiring a final hearing before a Judge or Federal Magistrate.
To achieve its outcomes, the Family Law Courts provide a range of services, integrated within a case management environment and encompass:
Dispute resolution services, and
Judicial determination of litigated matters.
Operational management is devolved to registries where managers work closely with Judges and Federal Magistrates to deliver court services to families in dispute.
The Courts' function has evolved as a result of reforms to the Family Law system which took effect on 1 July 2006 and included the establishment of the Family Relationship Centres. Since this time, the Federal Magistrates Court has managed the higher volume of family law cases while the Family Court has focused on the most complex disputes.
To Apply
| Selection Documentation: |
Recruitment Officer, (02) 6243 8773, fcoajob1294@familycourt.gov.au
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| Position Contact: |
Dana O'Shea, (02) 9217 7253 |
| Apply Address: |
Recruitment Officer Family Court of Australia GPO Box 9991 Canberra ACT Australia 2601 |
Applicants to employment opportunities notified in all formats of the electronic
APS Employment Gazette should be aware that the names of successful applicants
will also be notified in all formats of the electronic APS Employment Gazette.
This notice is part of the electronic APS employment Gazette
PS28 - 16 Jul 2009
Published by Australian Public Service Commission.
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