Aps 4 - Brisbane, Australia - Federal Court of Australia
Description
Position Overview
The 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 as well as providing high level docket and/or case management support to Judges, Registrars and their staff.
Working as part of a small team in a busy Registry, this role requires someone who demonstrates a high level of professionalism and initiative, taking personal responsibility for progressing work to ensure objectives are met.
Duties
- Provide information and advice relating to court services, procedures, processes and forms as well as external options to clients to assist them to resolve their enquiries and issues.
- Progress cases by providing administrative services in accordance with court processes, including document lodgement, enquiries management, Registrar support and receiving and reconciling court fees and charges.
- Assist in the management of complex cases through the case management system.
- Identify issues and contribute to the resolution of problems.
- Schedule and prioritise matters for hearing and other interventions to achieve the earliest possible resolution.
- Liaise with a range of internal and external stakeholders including Judge's chambers, Registrars and their support staff, managers, legal practitioners, community organisations and other service providers to assist the resolution of cases.
- Coach employees, identify training needs and provide quality assurance.
- Collate, analyse and produce reports as required.
- Assist Registrars as required.
Selection Criteria
- 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.
- 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.
