Important: This position may be exposed to sensitive and/or traumatic situations and material.

The ACT Courts and Tribunal (ACTCT) supports the proper administration of justice by providing high quality support to judicial officers and tribunal members and high-quality services to those using the courts and tribunal. It provides the Supreme Court, Magistrates Court and ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) with registry, court support, forensic, corporate and strategic services.

The Registrar’s Office (Magistrates Court) provides support to the Magistrates Court and the judiciary including exercising statutory powers of a registrar of the court and providing legal, policy and procedural advice. The Magistrates Court registry provides high level administrative support to the judiciary in the performance of their roles, and to the parties and legal representatives who appear in the courts.

Conferencing Officers / Deputy Registrars in the Family Violence and Protection Unit (FPVU) are responsible for conducting a shuttle-based conference known as preliminary conferences in family violence, personal violence and workplace order matters.

The Senior Conferencing Officer will manage the engagement and wellbeing of the Conferencing Officers and provide strong communication, ensure effective management of workloads of the team and continue to build positive, respectful and motivating culture.

The object of the conference is to facilitate settlement of proceedings by consent of the parties or alternatively to ensure that the application for a final protection order is ready for hearing as soon as practicable. Conferencing officers manage a busy daily list of conferences by working cooperatively as a team, together with administrative staff from the FPVU and Directors and Senior Directors of the FPVU. Parties in conferences are frequently unrepresented and may be experiencing violence and conflict. There may be related complexities of family law, child welfare or criminal matters.

Eligibility/other requirements:

• Accreditation under the National Mediation Accreditation System or ability to obtain accreditation is highly desirable.
• Experience conducting and facilitating of conferencing, case management or alternative dispute resolution processes is highly desirable.

Note: This position is part-time at (26:00) hours per week and the full-time salary noted above will be pro-rata.

How to Apply: For further information, please visit www.jobs.act.gov.au