Jury Team Leader

• Location: Sydney CBD
• Ongoing - Full-Time (35 HPW)
• Clerk Grade 5/6, base salary ($102,936 - $113,579), plus employer’s contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

Your role

Supervise a team and allocate resources to support the delivery of jury services across the NSW Court System.

What you’ll do

As the Team Leader, Jury Services, you will lead a frontline team of up to 30 staff.

You’ll manage and develop the team promoting a working environment that values ethical behaviour and quality service delivery.

The ideal candidate will be a strong people leader who is committed working closely with customers and stakeholders to achieve business outcomes, contribute to a positive work culture and the development of staff within their team.

Please note: the role involves exposure to graphic content, including images, photographs and discussions relating to violence, sexual assault and/or homicide matters.

What we’re looking for

We are looking for a Team Leader to join our Jury Services team.

As the Team Leader, Jury Services you will lead a team of frontline staff in a complex, challenging, and fast paced environment, provide hands-on support to ensure the effective running of the day to day-to-day operations of their team.

The ideal candidate will be a strong people leader who is committed working closely with customers and stakeholders to achieve business outcomes, contribute to a positive work culture and the development of staff within their team.

As the Team Leader you will be responsible for:

• Managing, supervising, and developing staff.

• Implementing policies, procedures ensuring staff are trained and informed of procedural and legislative changes.

• Providing timely and effective resolutions when addressing complex and sensitive enquiries and issues.

• Ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities and work in different jurisdictions and court locations.

• Ability to maintain the confidentiality and the integrity of the Court and the jury process.

• Ability to pass pre-employment checks (National Criminal History Fingerprint Check & reference checks)

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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.

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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!

Are you ready to join us?

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages) and a response to the 2 targeted questions below within the text box (max 500 words):

1. Outline the approach you have taken with your current or previous team, to ensure that roles and responsibilities are clearly communicated.

2. What personal, communication and management skills and experience would you draw upon to promote a healthy, high functioning team?

Applications close Tuesday 04 August 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 Karen Haynes Gossage on 02 9287 7703  or at karen.haynesgossage@justice.nsw.gov.au.

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 Maren Heldt | Talent Acquisition Officer, via 0447 682 014 or maren.heldt@dcj.nsw.gov.au.

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

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