Department: Hunter North
Department/Agency: Department of Communities and Justice
Location:
Newcastle, NSW, AU, 2300
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Req ID: 85655
Newcastle & Gosford Hub
Ongoing/Temporary/Full Time/Part Time
Clerk Grade 7/8, base salary ($116,981 - $129,492), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Your role
As a Registrar/Deputy Registrar/Registry Coordinator within a court registry, you will lead and support a team, ensuring resources are effectively allocated to meet operational requirements. The role may also involve undertaking quasi-judicial and procedural functions in accordance with legislative and departmental requirements.
This role has potential exposure to psychosocial hazards in workplace, click here for more information
What you’ll do
The role is responsible for guiding and developing teams to meet statutory and administrative obligations while delivering high-quality services to clients.
You will also ….
Lead and inspire high-performing teams by fostering a culture of integrity, accountability, wellbeing, and continuous development, while promoting ethical behaviour and a safe, inclusive workplace.
Drive operational excellence and service improvement through the development and implementation of innovative strategies that enhance efficiency, support organisational change, and deliver quality outcomes.
Deliver client-focused court services by identifying and responding to the needs of diverse clients, ensuring services are accessible, responsive, and aligned with community expectations.
Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, including with the judiciary and key partners, to support collaboration, service delivery, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Oversee registry operations and compliance by ensuring statutory, financial, reporting, and administrative obligations are met, while effectively managing resources across jurisdictions as required.
Exercise sound judgment in quasi-judicial functions and lead through complexity and change, demonstrating professionalism, discretion, and a commitment to high-quality service delivery.
What we’re looking for
Strategic Leadership: Ability to lead through change, set clear direction, and motivate teams to deliver consistently high standards of performance and service.
Stakeholder Engagement: Strong relationship-building and communication skills, with the ability to influence, collaborate, and maintain credibility with a broad range of stakeholders.
Decision-Making & Judgement: Demonstrated ability to analyse complex information, manage competing priorities, and exercise sound judgement in sensitive and high-pressure situations.
Adaptability & Resilience: Flexible and proactive approach to working in dynamic environments, with the capacity to navigate change, solve problems, and maintain focus on outcomes.
Download the role description.
To apply directly via the DCJ Careers site click here. Search for the job and click the ‘Apply now’ button.
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 – you do not need to meet every desired requirement for us to want to talk to you.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of benefits, including:
A challenging and rewarding career
Flexible, autonomous work environment
Competitive pay and conditions
Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
Want more information? Visit our website to see more information on Working for us.
We do 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.
Apply now and join Australia’s top public sector employer where we will support you and provide an exciting and flexible working environment!
Opportunities Available Across Multiple Locations
We are currently recruiting for the following roles across our Newcastle Hub and Gosford Hub locations:
Newcastle Hub
Registrar - Raymond Terrace, Maitland, Cessnock, Muswellbrook
Registry Manager - Newcastle
Gosford Hub
Deputy Registrar - Gosford
Registrar – Belmont, Toronto
Are you ready to join us?
Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:
Can you describe a project or piece of work you have done and describe how you allocated the resources that were needed to complete this work?
Can you provide a specific example of when you gave performance feedback to a team member. Please outline the steps you took to set performance standards and monitor their progress and the result.
Applications close Sunday 6th September 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.
Got a question?
For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Jason Mortimer, Registry Manager & Assistant Coroner via
[email protected]
If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please contact Paola Piña | Talent Acquisition Officer, via
[email protected]
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 Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.
Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.
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