About Us

The Supreme Court of Victoria is the highest court in Victoria and comprises the Court of Appeal and the Trial Division. The Court deals with major criminal and civil matters, plus appeals against decisions of lower courts.

The Supreme Court of Victoria recognises that its people are integral to its ability to meet and exceed community expectations and to achieve its goal of being an outstanding superior court. We continually strive to create a high-performance workplace that is characterized by creativity, innovation, flexibility, and quality delivery.

Juries Victoria (JV) ensures a sufficient number of Victorian citizens, broadly representative of the community, are available in Melbourne and regional Victoria to serve as jurors. 

JV is a small, highly effective team consisting of Melbourne-based and regional staff, who work closely with chambers' staff to ensure the need for jury panels is met with as little disruption to the personal lives of the jurors as possible.

About the Role

Reporting to the Deputy Juries Commissioner but working closely with the local Senior Registrar, the Circuit Jury Coordinator will be the local single point of contact for judges and their staff when jury trials are listed and proceeding. The Circuit Jury Coordinator is also the key link between circuit operations and Juries Victoria's leadership team, supporting Juries Victoria's planning and forecasting responsibilities for the respective jury district.

Duties involve answering phone and counter enquiries, providing information on jury service, attending court, communicating with court staff and other administrative tasks.

Key responsibilities include:

• Using initiative and sound judgement to provide high-level, confidential operational support to judges and their staff, senior registrars and JV managers.
• Overseeing a range of operational duties supporting circuit activities, including those associated with JV's jury management system (JMS), as well as stakeholder management.
• Supporting JV managers in the forecasting for; the summonsing of; and the communicating with citizens summoned as jurors in circuit locations to meet the listing demands of courts.
• Contributing to the identification and resolution of complex and sensitive operational issues.
• Overseeing the local-based induction and training of judges and their staff on circuit, as well as registry and JV staff as required.
• Engaging with and processing enquiries and responses from citizens called to undertake jury service.
• Delivering orientation to panels of prospecitve jurors and being the primary contact responsible for facilitation of jury empanelments.

About You

To be successful in this role, you must be able to demonstrate excellent customer service and communication skills. You will be enthusiastic and will not be afraid to present information to groups. You will also be organised, have excellent computer and data entry skills, and be able to work within a small team. Experience working in a professional office environment is highly regarded.

How to apply

Click the ‘Apply Now' button, ensuring you include the following in your application:

• resume 
• a short cover letter

Other information

CSV is the employer of staff at Courts Group. CSV has a firm commitment through its Koori Employment Plan to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our workforce.

We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. Those from the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of all ages, with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and those who are neurodiverse, are encouraged to apply.

We aim to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.

If you require adjustments to the recruitment and selection process or require an alternative format to any of the application material, please don't hesitate to get in touch by calling (03) 9032 0500 to speak with a People Services Advisor.