Job reference: 674443
Location: 5290 - MOUNT GAMBIER, 5343 - BERRI, 5606 - PORT LINCOLN, 5700 - PORT AUGUSTA
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone
Court Officer – Administrative Role - Temporary positions available for up to 12 months with possibility of extension
- Build a rewarding career serving your local community's justice system
- Enjoy excellent work-life balance with predictable hours and local employment
- Be part of a close-knit, supportive team with full training and development provided
Serve Your Regional Community
Are you passionate about contributing to the justice system through administrative work in regional South Australia? We're recruiting Court Officers across multiple regional locations, with positions available now and throughout the year.
Why Join Us?
By joining the Courts Administration Authority in a regional location, you'll become an integral part of your local justice system. Your work will directly support court services that are essential to your community. You'll help ensure that people in regional South Australia have equal access to justice services without needing to travel to metropolitan areas.
Our regional courthouse environments offer a uniquely close-knit and collaborative workplace culture. You'll work with a small, dedicated team where everyone knows each other and supports one another's success. As part of CourtSA's shared workload model, your regional team will also contribute to managing the registry's workload across the state, including supporting busier metropolitan locations. This provides variety in your work and demonstrates how every team member plays an important role in our statewide operations.
In our regional locations, you'll experience a friendly, welcoming atmosphere where teamwork thrives and where your contribution has a visible impact on daily operations and community service.
We're seeking community-minded individuals with strong administrative capabilities to join our supportive regional teams. These roles provide an excellent opportunity to develop skills in legal administration while serving your community.
Location Benefits
- Work in your own regional community
- Free onsite and nearby parking
- Avoid metropolitan commuting
- Be part of a close-knit regional court team
Please note: We have courthouses across metropolitan and regional South Australia. We encourage applications from candidates interested in any location. For a full list of court locations, please visit our website: Court Locations. In your cover letter, please clearly specify your preferred location(s), whether metropolitan or regional.
A Day in the Life
As a Court Officer, your day typically begins with greeting colleagues before the courthouse opens to the public. You'll assist customers both at the counter and over the phone, supporting them with document lodgements and processing online submissions. Much of your work involves computer-based tasks - managing court cases in our systems, handling email correspondence, and maintaining accurate records. You may help parties with signing legal paperwork and assist the court by ensuring everything runs smoothly. Once the courthouse is closed for the day, you'll complete any final administrative tasks before heading home.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing digital court records and electronic filing systems
- Maintaining accuracy in case management databases and court documentation
- Assisting judicial officers, legal professionals, and members of the public
- Supporting the scheduling and coordination of court proceedings
- Providing responsive, empathetic customer service in various situations
What You'll Bring
- Proficiency with computers and ability to learn specialised systems
- Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
- Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong organisational capabilities and time management
- Ability to work effectively as part of a collaborative team
- Customer-focused approach with problem-solving skills
What We Offer
- Comprehensive on-the-job training – no prior court experience required
- Supportive, friendly workplace culture
- Opportunity to develop valuable skills in the legal system
- Regular, predictable hours in the public sector
- Exposure to the public sector environment and pathways for career development
- Generous leave entitlements and flexible working arrangements
- Salary sacrifice benefits and superannuation fund selection
- Free annual flu vaccinations
Special conditions:
- Appointment is under the Courts Administration Act, 1993. Terms and Conditions of employment are governed by the Public Sector Act, 2009.
- Appointment is dependent upon a current National Police Certificate that the CAA finds satisfactory.
- As a justice agency, the CAA may receive details of spent convictions as part of any Criminal History Screening and use this information in the selection process.
- Eligible for appointment as a Justice of the Peace.
- May be appointed as a Deputy Registrar pursuant to the Magistrates Court Act 1991 and/or as a Deputy Sheriff Pursuant to the Sheriff’s Act 1978.
- Travel to other courthouses or to circuit locations may be required.
- Some out of hours work may be required.
Remuneration:
ASO2 - $58,709 to $63,154 pa plus 11.5% superannuation
Enquiries:
Stevi-lee Hancock, CourtSA Registries Operations Manager
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 8204 1064
Additional information:
All applications will be submitted online. Please refer to the CAA Applicant Kit and attach your resume and cover letter as a single Word document.
The CAA is committed to creating a workforce which reflects the wider community, as well as providing a working environment which embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We encourage and welcome applications from individuals across diverse community groups and are committed to providing a positive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace. People with a disability are encouraged to apply.
For further information about the CAA please visit the CAA website
Applications close: 15/06/2025 11:00 PM
