Registrar - Court Services

Division: Courts Tribunals and Service Delivery
- Location: Picton, NSW, AU, 2571
- Req ID: 75973

**Location**:Picton Local Court

**Employment Type**:Full-time, ongoing

**Salary**:$99,938 to $110,271 per annum (Clerk Grade 5/6)

**Your Role**
- As a Registrar you’ll lead a team at a Local Court, making sure the court runs smoothly and professionally. You’ll support the Judiciary and court operations, manage staff, and help deliver excellent service to the public and other stakeholders.
- You’ll also build a supportive and co-operative team environment, and address performance issues when needed.

**What You’ll Do**
- In this role, you will:

- Manage, develop, and motivate staff in a fast paced and challenging court environment.
- Implement procedures and training to ensure staff are adequately equipped to ensure best practices and standards are provided to clients.
- Manage staff performance and provide feedback.
- Work across different court jurisdictions.
- Promote a respectful and ethical workplace.
- Carry out some quasi-judicial or other statutory functions and conduct call-overs.
- The role of Registrar at Picton requires responsibility for the operations of Picton Local Court. This includes management of all aspects of registry and court operations at the location including line management responsibility for court services staff based at and working at the Picton registry. The role will also undertake Registrar duties at Moss Vale court as and when required.

**What We’re Looking For**
- Circuit and relieving staff are required to possess a current Drivers Licence and be willing to travel, including overnight stays.
- Capacity to work in an environment that may involve potential exposure to psychosocial hazards related to the range of services provided in a court environment.
- Click **here** for more information about accepting a role within Court Services.
- Click **here**to find out what a Registrar does within Court Services.
- Or download the **Registrar Role Description**
- We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, please apply.

**Why Work with Us?**
- We value diversity and supports all employees to thrive
- Flexible, autonomous hybrid work environment
- Competitive salary with generous leave entitlements
- Training and development opportunities, and leadership development programs.
- Health & Wellbeing Support and Employee Assistance Programs.
- Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.

**Work that Really Matters.**
- Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Ready to Join Us?**
- Your resume (up to 5 pages)
- A cover letter (up to 2 pages).

**Question 1**: Describe a situation where you had to coach a staff member on improving their performance. How did you determine the areas for improvement and how did you support them in achieving their goals? _(Maximum 500 words)_

**Question 2**: Describe how you have worked with your team to improve systems or address issues raised or feedback received from staff workplace satisfaction survey or staff meetings. What were the issues? What action did you take? What was the outcome? _(Maximum 500 words)_

**Applications close**22nd July 2025 at 11:59pm

**Got a question?**
- Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**
- We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
- To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

**Other Information**

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Your recruitment journey on the DCJ website.