Court Registry Officer

at Ministry of Justice
Published August 16, 2022
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Category Other  
Job Type Full-time  

Description

Court Registry Officer Ministry of Justice location Auckland.

South Auckland Family court want to make an exciting difference in your community? Join our amazing team at the Ministry of Justice and get better work stories. At Justice you can work directly with judiciary, stakeholders, and whanau in our community to deliver people-centred justice services in the Family Court.

About our Team at Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to working together for a fair and safe Aotearoa. We are a friendly, exciting, and diverse group, and we are all great communicators and relationship builders. We encourage and inspire our teams through energy, enthusiasm, integrity, and a consistent focus on what is important - making the ministry a great place to be.

As an organisation we support our people with building their wellbeing knowledge and understanding offering a range of wellbeing tools and support, as well as job security for our staff. Providing you with the opportunity to take your career where you'd like to be is important to us. We can offer learning and professional development opportunities within Te Tāhū o te Ture and Aotearoa's Justice Sector.

Joining the Ministry of Justice means you will become part of an inclusive organisation that values you and the communities we serve. It's our promise to ensure our workplace is one where our people feel healthy and safe, supported and able to be themselves at work. We value respect as the foundation for building a positive workplace culture and one where diversity is welcomed and celebrated.

What you'll do a Courts Registry Officer is critical to the successful daily operation of the district court and makes a huge positive difference in the lives of whanau in our communities in the following exciting ways and not limited to facilitating the smooth delivery of court hearings through Court Taking, which includes announcing the judges entry into court (in English and Te Reo Māori), calling cases and general administration of the court. Ensure court participants matters progress in a timely manner through the court process by effective Case Management activities. At Justice we have a no wrong door policy, using plain language you will interact with court users "kanohi ki te kanohi" (face to face), over the phone or by email to provide solutions focussed Customer Service on any matter. Working hours from 8.00am-5.00pm Monday - Friday

What you'll bring with you we want you to have a strong desire to serve the New Zealand public and deliver a high standard of customer service. Our communities are diverse and so are our court participants and our justice kaimahi (workforce) so we want you to bring your ability to work and collaborate with all kinds of people.

You don't need to have experience working in the Justice Sector, but you'll need great communication skills, a passion for helping your community and the ability to multi-task. A people centred and empathetic communication style is highly beneficial. The role itself requires you to have high attention to detail and the willingness to continuously improve and learn.

Long-list candidates will be invited to an online "Market Place" session on Wednesday 31st August where you will be able to discuss the role, ask questions and other prospects with justice kaimahi (staff). Salary Range per annum: $50,128 to $70,768. Starting salary of the successful candidate(s) will be based on their skills and experience.

Our Ministry's top priority is the safety and wellbeing of its employees. We have a comprehensive range of health and safety protocols already in place across all our worksites to help keep our people safe from the effects of COVID-19. We strongly encourage and support all our people to be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19.  Our current policy position is that vaccination is not a prerequisite for employment. However, while employed by Te Tāhū you will be bound by all policies, procedures and rules which are in effect at the time. This includes any future changes to our vaccination requirements.