Apply By: Tuesday, August 18, 2026 11:59 pm EDT

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

2 Temporary (up to 6 months with possible extension)

Job code: 00036 - Usher and Messenger

$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

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

For the Walkerton and Owen Sound positions, you must have the ability to travel and work in Goderich, Walkerton and Owen Sound as needed.

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

About the job

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

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?

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

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

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- 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.

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.

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