Job Description

Apply By: Wednesday, September 17, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Amended - Court Services Officer (irregularly scheduled hours and on-call contracts)

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Job ID:

234003

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of the Attorney General

Division:

Court Services

City:

Goderich, Owen Sound, Walkerton

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

2 Temporary (up to 6 months)

Job code:

00036 - Usher and Messenger

Salary:

$23.59 - $26.76 Per hour
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.


Consider these challenging opportunities in the Superior and Ontario Court of Justice as a Court Services Officer, where you will provide support to the judiciary, juries and the overall administration of the courts.

Work schedule

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You will work zero to 36.25 hours per week, depending on operational requirements, with no guaranteed hours. You will also be required to work on weekends and holidays and be able to travel to other court locations.

Work site

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You must have the ability to travel and work in Goderich, Walkerton and Owen Sound as needed:

1 Courthouse Square, Goderich 207 Cayley St., Walkerton 611 9th Ave. E., Owen Sound


Court Services Division is committed to a diverse, respectful and professional workplace that reflects OPS values.



Amended: one additional vacancy added

About the job

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In this role, you will:

be responsible for ensuring courtroom readiness maintain proper decorum in the court conduct jury roll calls call and escort witnesses into court attend to juries provide assistance to the public provide assistance to the judiciary as required

What you bring to the team

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Technical knowledge

You have:

knowledge of the Superior and Ontario Court of Justice or other adjudicative proceedings awareness of legislative requirements as they pertain to juries knowledge of courtroom decorum and confidentiality/impartiality

Clerical skills:

You have clerical knowledge and keyboarding skills to ensure accurate completion of court documents

Communication and analytical skills:

You have oral communication skills, public speaking skills and interpersonal skills You are able to interact with the judiciary, the public and other stakeholders with tact and diplomacy You possess judgement to maintain courtroom decorum You are able to respond to inquiries and to deal with routine issues

Don't meet every qualification?

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If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

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We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.



Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.



Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives accessibility Anti-Racism Policy

Additional information:

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Apply by:

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

2 English Temporary - Irregular On-Call, duration up to 6 months, 1 Courthouse Sq, Goderich, West Region or 611 9th Ave E, Owen Sound, West Region or 207 Cayley St, Walkerton, West Region, Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check

Compensation group:

Ontario Public Service Employees Union

Work hours:

Schedule 3.7

Category:

Legal Services

Posted on:

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Note:

About security checks:

A criminal or other federal offence record

does not automatically disqualify you

from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.

If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.

Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.

How to apply:

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You must apply online.

Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.

Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.

Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.

OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matiere de langue et evaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichees en francais et en anglais. Consultez la section Langue du ou des postes en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaitre les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont evalues en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/francais), vous devrez egalement passer un test de competences linguistiques en francais.

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