Court Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Corrections Work unit Community Youth Justice

Job title Court Officer Designation Administrative Officer 7

Job type Full time Duration Fixed to 26/03/2027

Salary $113,938 - $122,574 Location Darwin

Position number 31761 RTF Closing 25/09/2025

Contact officer Julian McGuinness, Manager at

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY

QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with

disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss

this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the

OCPE website.

Primary objective

As part of a multi-disciplinary team, provide leadership and management to Community Youth Justice staff, as well as provide coordination

of all court matters as defined by the Youth Justice Act and the Care and Protection of Children Act.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Lead Youth Court Interactions including identifying opportunities to innovate new service delivery models across the Northern Region

as defined by Department of Corrections.

2. Lead interactions with prosecutions, Community Youth Justice staff and legal representatives ensuring all parties have relevant,

considered and up to date information.

3. Participate in court proceedings and before and after court discussions including liaising with the Department of Education Court

Officer, Department of Children and Families representatives, Non-Government Organisations, Youth Court Judge and Court registry

as necessary.

1. Follow policies and procedures inclusive of maintaining up to date electronic client records on Community Youth Justice online record

keeping systems.

1. Develop and collate information packages, pre-sentence reports, assessments, other court reports and reports for the Parole Board in

accordance with court ordered time frames.

1. Provide advice, support to the Community Youth Justice team in the bush court circuit.
2. As a member of the Community Youth Justice Leadership Team, provide leadership and coaching support to staff, attend circuit courts

as required and provide collegiate support to team leaders and managers.

8. Participate in the Department's After-Hours Service.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Proven ability to successfully function in environments which are highly sensitive, legislatively based, complex, high pressure and which

operate in a multi-faceted cross-cultural context.

2. Demonstrated ability to participate in, and provide leadership and training in, court proceedings, legal interactions with prosecutors,

staff and legal representatives, in a Youth Justice setting or similar.

1. Demonstrated high level of written and oral communication skills, analytical skills and problem-solving skills with an eye for detail to

ensure that high quality reports, advice and information is presented effectively to the Courts and other stakeholders.

4. Demonstrated ability to respond in a positive and flexible manner to change and uncertainty and to share information with other staff

and stakeholders to assist them to adapt.

1. Demonstrated ability to identify team goals, strategies and broader factors that may influence the team's work objectives and assist in

the development and implementation of plans to achieve them.

1. Demonstrated and well-developed negotiation, conflict resolution, and mediation and dispute resolution skills.
2. Proven ability to manage and maintain high level personal performance and resilience in a high-pressure environment.
3. Demonstrated high standard of personal integrity, ethics and accountability in all decision making with the ability to maintain credibility

with a wide range of professional and non-professional staff.

Desirable

1. Tertiary qualifications in Youth Justice, Child Protection, Law or similar.

Further information

The selected applicant will be required to hold a current Working with Children Clearance notice and undergo a criminal history check (a

criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history).