Court Registry Officer

6 months ago


Wellington City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Supreme Court of New Zealand | Te Kōti Mana Nui o Aotearoa

Work in a team where you'll support the day to day operations of the Supreme Court by managing appeals from other court decisions, organising and running court hearings, working with different customers across the court business and supporting new initiatives designed to give the court greater transparency.
- Work with a range of stakeholders who interact with the court
- Deliver a service with high accuracy and professionalism
- Exercise Deputy Registrar powers

Te Haeata/The Opportunity
As a Court Registry Officer, you will work with a team responsible for the successful operation of the Court. You will liaise with multiple stakeholders including Members of the Judiciary and support staff, other court registries, defendants, family members, Lawyers, and other government agencies. You will need to be able to communicate confidently with Judges within the courtroom and their chambers, as well as other members of the judiciary.

**Your main responsibilities will include**:

- Court Taking - this is the organisation of court hearings and facilitating the running ofthe court. This includes introducing Judges (in English and Te Reo Maori), workingclosely with judges, lawyers, media and interested parties in the courtroom, usingtechnology to provide greater access to the courtroom and general administration of the court.
- Case Management - taking responsibility for ensuring that the Judiciary and caseparties have all the information they need. Ensuring the formal court record for all casesis accurate and up to date, proactively managing all events or activity on each caseensuring court timetables are adhered to. The completion of the Appeal ManagementSystem (AMS) data base for every case, which involves data entry.

Ō pūkenga/Skills and Experience

**To be successful, you will need to be**:

- Able to work using high levels of initiative - you'll be motivated to get things done. You will be able to take new ideas and make them happen and act at times withoutspecific direction.
- Detail orientated and observant - attention to detail essential. The court has manydifferent processes. Case information and publicly available information needs to beaccurate.
- Self-aware - you'll understand our customers and will be confident working across arange of situations.
- Multi-task - you'll understand that some of our processes are repetitive, but you'll beable to manage conflicting priorities and move from one task to another quickly.
- Willing to learn - legislation and processes in the courts is always changing and you willbe able to adapt and respond to feedback.
- Resilience - there are times when working in the courts, you will be working on sensitivecases and sometimes at high volume.

Mō mātou/About us
At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to working together for a fair and safe Aotearoa.
Creating a continuous learning environment is important to us. As the successful applicant, you will bring your thirst for knowledge and improvement. You will have an individual training plan and be supported to carry out the role including be able to exercise Deputy Registrar Powers.
As an organisation we support our people with building their wellbeing knowledge and understanding offering a range of wellbeing tools and support.
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.

Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here
We offer you a range of benefits to support your wellbeing and help make the Ministry a great place to be. These include:

- 4.4 weeks holiday leave
- flexible work hours where possible
- an online professional development portal
- access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

See our full range of benefits here.
With a wide range of jobs, you also get the chance to gain a variety of skills and experience while developing your career.

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