Registry Manager, Children's Court of Victoria
1 week ago
**About us**
The **Children's Court of Victoria (ChCV)** has jurisdiction under the Act to hear cases involving children and young people up to the age of 18 years, and in some cases up to 19 years.
The **Children's Court Clinic** **(Clinic)** is an independent, state-wide service established by Section 37(1) of the _Children's and Young Person's Act 1989_ _(Vic) _and continued in operation by Section 546(1) of the _Children, Youth and Families Act 2005_ (the Act). It conducts assessments and provides reports on children and their families at the request of ChCV magistrates across Victoria, pursuant to Section 547 of the Act. These assessments assist the judiciary with their decision-making in cases before the Court. The Clinic also has a small treatment function in selected cases and is a teaching facility.
The Clinic has a large clinical team of highly qualified and experienced professionals comprising clinical and forensic psychologists, neuropsychologists, developmental and educational psychologists and consultant psychiatrists, who all have specialist knowledge in the areas of Child Protection and juvenile offending, in addition to a small administrative team.
The **Criminal Division** of the ChCV has jurisdiction to hear and determine summarily all offences (other than murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, child homicide, defensive homicide, culpable driving causing death and arson causing death) where the alleged offender was under the age of 18 but of or above the age of 10 years at the time the offence was committed and under the age of 19 when proceedings were commenced in the court.
The **Children's Koori Court** (Criminal Division) has jurisdiction to hear matters relating to criminal offending by Koori children and young persons, other than sexual offences.
Persons working at the ChCV are employees of Court Services Victoria (CSV), which was established on 1 July 2014 as an independent statutory body corporate to provide corporate and administrative services that support judicial independence in the administration of justice in Victoria.
**About the Role**
Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Registry Manager, is responsible for the daily operations within the registry, the management of staff and will form part of the registry management group.
This role will work collaboratively with the other registry managers and will assist in the development and implementation of practices and procedures at the Melbourne Children's Court and will be active in developing strong networks with stakeholders and local services.
The role has significant technical components as well as team leadership and people management components which require an advanced understanding of the Court's practices, procedures and systems as well as highly developed team leadership skills and experience.
**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.
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