Bailiff

Ministry of Justice (New Zealand); Dunedin; On-site; NZD 67,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.4 weeks holiday leave

Flexible work hours

Online professional development portal

Inclusive networks

Job summary

The Ministry of Justice (New Zealand) in Dunedin is seeking a Bailiff to join the National Service Delivery Group. The role involves collecting fines, reparations, and civil debt, serving court documents, and enforcing warrants across sites nationwide.

You will often work alone on the road, visiting homes and workplaces, and collaborate with police and local authorities to secure outcomes. Physical fitness is important, as the role may involve evictions, asset seizure, and wheel clamp duties.

Qualifications

• Full Class-1 drivers licence.
• Ability to apply good judgement and decision making under pressure.
• Able to work independently.
• Happy to be part of a national team.
• Outcome focused and results driven.
• Effective communicator in diverse situations.
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Resilience and perseverance under challenging conditions.

Responsibilities

• Travel to locations to collect fines, reparations and civil debt.
• Enforce warrants, serve court documents and seize assets as required.
• Represent the Ministry on the road, interacting with the public and stakeholders.
• Work with police and local authorities to achieve outcomes.
• Maintain safety and professionalism in all interactions.

Skills

Full Class-1 licence

Judgement under pressure

Independent worker

National team member

Outcome focused

Effective communicator

Negotiation skills

Resilience

Job description

Bailiff- Dunedin - Permanent, full-timeTeHaeata/The Opportunity

A fantastic opportunity to represent the Ministry of Justice as part of our Collections team. Collections is part of the Ministry of Justice's National Service Delivery Group and is responsible for the Ministry's debt portfolio. Our collections operation is the enforcement arm of the District Court, working within our collection's strategy of Better Debt Resolution. The Bailiff function is a national operation with a team of 40 Bailiffs, who work from multiple sites across the country. A Bailiff's primary purpose is to collect money by enforcing outstanding fines, reparation, and civil debt, as well as serving court documents.

This is a role like no other in NewZealand, with no two days being the same. On any given day on the road, you might need to evict someone from a property; obtain full payment of fines, reparation, or a civil debt; seize somebody's assets; or serve a document.

In executing a warrant, a Bailiff may need to attach a wheel clamp or seize a vehicle to recover the outstanding fines or debt. A good level of physical fitness is therefore required.

This is a role in which you will face many challenges. The majority of the time you'll be working by yourself, out on the road visiting people at their homes and places of work or working in conjunction with our stakeholder partners such as police and local authorities. Some people may not be cooperative or pleased to see you and your ability to stand firm and achieve the right outcome will be key to your success.Ōpūkenga/Skills and Experience

• Full Class-1 drivers licence
• ability to apply good judgement and decision making under pressure
• able to work independently
• happy to be part of a national team
• outcome focused
• effective communicator
• excellent negotiation skills
• resilience

Mōmātou/About us

At Te Tāhū o te Ture - the Ministry of Justice, we're committed to strengthening people's trust in the law of Aotearoa, NewZealand.

Joining Te Tāhū o te Ture means you will become part of an organisation that welcomes and supports people of all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disabilities and religions.

Ngā painga o tēnei wāhi mahi/What's great about working here

• 4.4 weeks holiday leave
• flexible work hours where possible
• an online professional development portal
• access to a variety of inclusive and proactive networks

See our full range of benefits here.

Utu ā-tau/Salary

The appointing salary for this role will be between $67,066 and $90,008 based on skills and experience.

Note that successful candidates may be required to attend training in Wellington, Auckland or Christchurch for 2 weeks.