24/7 Operations Support Officer – Incident & Court

Department of Justice; Perth; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Career development

Learning and development

Health and wellbeing programmes

Job summary

Department of Justice operates the Sheriff’s Operations Centre (SOC), a 24/7 hub delivering operational support to the Sheriff’s Office across Western Australia. The SOC coordinates resources for regional court circuits and provides timely advice, security and risk mitigation for frontline operations.

The role focuses on enforcing civil orders, court security, and custodial services, with opportunities for career progression and a supportive learning environment within a large government agency.

Qualifications

• Shapes and Manages Strategy – analyse operational information, identify risks, support planning.
• Achieves Results – coordinate operations in fast-paced environments, manage priorities, incidents.
• Communicates and Influences Effectively – provide accurate operational advice, briefings, and stakeholder communications.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing civil court orders.
• Enforcing fines, penalties and infringement notices.
• Serving witness summonses for the State.
• Delivering court and tribunal security and custodial services.
• Managing jury services across Western Australia.

Skills

Strategy & planning

Operational coordination

Communication & briefing

Job description

Department of Justice operates the Sheriff’s Operations Centre (SOC), a 24/7 hub delivering operational support to the Sheriff’s Office across Western Australia. The SOC coordinates resources for regional court circuits and provides timely advice, security and risk mitigation for frontline operations.

The role focuses on enforcing civil orders, court security, and custodial services, with opportunities for career progression and a supportive learning environment within a large government agency.