Aps 4 - Sydney, Australia - Federal Court of Australia

Federal Court of Australia

Verified Company

Sydney, Australia

1 week ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

beBee Recruiter

Description

Purpose of position

This position is primarily responsible for the provision of services directly to the judiciary in specific locations and the public both locally (face to face) and/or nationally (as part of a dispersed national team).

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 located 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.

SSH and Location Based Support staff integrate across areas of responsibility to provide a holistic service to judges, staff, litigants and the profession.

This position may be required to work in either the SSH or 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 Duties

The responsibilities of the position are to:

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 a demonstrated understanding of and commitment to providing client focused services in a high volume environment.
A demonstrated high level of organisational, analytical and problem solving skills, the ability to use initiative and work independently and the ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
A demonstrated ability to work well in a team, foster a positive team environment and demonstrated experience coaching and training colleagues (or related experience).
A demonstrated capacity to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with people from a wide range of backgrounds, including clients, other staff members, the judiciary and senior management. This will include a proven ability to manage stressful and/or conflict situations in a professional manner, on a continual basis.
A demonstrated ability to contribute to and support change in the workplace including a strong ability to identify opportunities for process improvement. In addition, quickly acquire a sound working knowledge of court procedures, guidelines and policies.
Desirable: Previous experience in a contact centre or high volume enquiries/processing environment.

Contact Officer
For more information please contact James Craig, Acting Registry Services Team Leader on

**_Applications close 29 November 2023_