Court Registry Officer
599213 · Sedentary Next-day readyCourt, local government and licence officers do clerical tasks for courts, local councils or government licensing agencies, like drafting council policies and issuing licences.
Description
Provides operational support to a court or registry.
Typical work tasks
Organises jury and witness lists and summons, and swears in juries and witnesses; maintains order in court and hearing rooms and adjacent areas.
Typical work environment
- Works indoors in courts, hearing rooms and connected areas.
- Indoor workspaces are adequately heated, ventilated, cleaned and lit.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Sedentary physical demand levels.
- Sits occasionally when carrying out clerical tasks and during proceedings.
- Frequently to constantly stands and walks about the court or related areas to swear in juries and witnesses
- Stretching, twisting, climbing and lifting are not significant components of the job.
- Bending, squatting or crouching movements should be unnecessary.
- Repetitive hand and finger movements are frequent when operating a computer or using writing instruments.
- Driving is not required.
- Use of minor office hand-held objects and equipment such as pens, calculators and staplers, as well as computers and telephones will be occasional to frequent.
- Mental skills necessary include a high level of concentration, administration, organisation, research, clerical and communication skills.
Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. Flagged next-day ready.
Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.
How this was determined (model-generated): Court registry officer: entry-level OJT sufficient per ER; no licence gate. Holds.
Entry Requirements
A New Zealand Register Level 4 qualification or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required. For entry-level positions on-the-job training is sufficient.
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.