Registrar - Family Violence

**Overview**:
**Work type**:Full time

**Salary**:Salary not specified

**Grade**:VPSG4

**Occupation**: Legal

**Location**: Shepparton

**Reference**: VG/MC0328NS
- Rewarding role in multi-jurisdictional Court
- Fixed term until January 2026. Shepparton location
- Work in state-of-the-art building and facilities

**About Us**

Court Services Victoria provides corporate services and facilities to support the performance of the judicial, quasi-judicial and administrative functions of Victoria's courts and tribunal, Judicial College and Judicial Commission.
Collectively, Victoria's Supreme, County, Magistrates', Children's, and Coroners courts, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), the Judicial College of Victoria, the Judicial Commission of Victoria, and Court Services Victoria (CSV) are referred to as the ‘Courts Group'.
Our people enable the Courts Group to deliver on each jurisdiction's own strategic priorities while also pursuing strategic opportunities that are interconnected and deliver benefits more broadly.

The Magistrates' Court of Victoria (MCV) is a jurisdiction within the Court Services Victoria statutory authority and has a long history of providing justice for the people of Victoria in metropolitan and regional courts across the state. The Court determines in excess of 300,000 cases per annum at 51 venues, equating to approximately 90 percent of all cases that come before Victorian courts each year. The Court aims to be an innovative, accessible, and responsive court that provides quality services to the Victorian community.

**About the Role**

The Family Violence Registrar contributes to the Court's response to family violence, working alongside the judiciary, court registrars, support workers, police, legal services and other support services to effectively manage cases involving victims and perpetrators of family violence. In this critical role, you will operate in a complex, demanding and sensitive environment and will contribute to:

- building relationships with key stakeholders, establishes and maintains links with community services and agencies in their local area, promotes information sharing amongst agencies and makes appropriate referrals
- performing a range of administrative, statutory and quasi-judicial powers as a Registrar in accordance with the Magistrate' Court Act 1989 and other relevant Acts, rules and regulations
- coordinating cases within the family violence and intervention order jurisdiction, including family violence related criminal matters

**About You**

You will be a highly effective communicator (both verbal and written) and possess solid understanding of the Court's protocols and procedures. Your other strengths will include:

- Strong interpersonal skills and effective team player
- Capacity to exercise sound judgement
- Commitment to delivering quality services
- Leadership qualities and willingness to develop team leadership experience
- Certificate IV Court Services or equivalent

This role has significant technical components as well as team leadership and people-management, including the supervision of registry staff and responsibility for their professional development and performance feedback.

**How to apply**
- resume
- a short cover letter

**Other information**

CSV is the employer of staff at Courts Group. CSV has a firm commitment through its Koori Employment Plan to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our workforce.

We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. Those from the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of all ages, with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and those who are neurodiverse, are encouraged to apply.

We aim to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

Applications close Wednesday 4 June 2025 at 11.59PM

Posted 21 May 2025