Permanent Established

The incumbent acts as a district judge, presides over an assigned court, and adjudicates on criminal, civil, and family matters. The Senior Magistrate is also the administrative and accounting head in each district.

Under limited supervision, the incumbent performs advanced and complex legal work, supervises junior legal officers, and manages the legal unit of the Customs & Excise Division. The role includes providing legal services, ensuring compliance with customs laws, and assisting in fiscal legislation drafting.

The incumbent is required to assist in administering, reviewing, and ensuring compliance with Customs & Excise Division policies, laws, and regulations, and to represent the State in the Magistrate’s Court against offenders of Customs and Excise laws.

The incumbent is required to represent the State and the Police in all Courts of Trinidad & Tobago, ensuring the provision of efficient and impartial prosecution services (litigation and pre-litigation advisory). The position involves planning, organizing, and directing the work of the Criminal Law Department.

Under limited supervision in the Criminal Law Department, the incumbent performs advanced legal work and assists in supervisory duties over attorneys and support staff. The incumbent is required to provide advisory services on criminal matters to government departments and agencies, and to represent the State in advanced criminal proceedings.

Under limited supervision in the Chief State Solicitor’s Department, the incumbent performs advanced legal work and assists in supervisory duties over attorneys and support staff. The incumbent provides responsible professional legal services in Civil Law to Government Departments and Ministries, ensuring their compliance with the law, and represents the State in civil matters before the Court.

The incumbent is required to advise the Ombudsman and investigators on all legal matters pertaining to the functioning of their offices or the exercise of their powers as provided for in Acts No. 4 of 1976 and No. 23 of 1977. Legal assistance is essential for determining whether there is a fault in administration or if a complaint requires the Ombudsman’s recommendation.

This job requires the incumbent to plan, organise, and coordinate the activities of the technical teaching training programme. Duties also include making major inputs in the development and updating of policies and curricula pertinent to technical teacher education; assessing/supervising the performance of technical/vocational teachers in training and teaching a specific subject to student-teachers.

This job requires the incumbent to plan, organise, coordinate, and supervise work programmes in accordance with the approved curriculum for a specific technical/vocational subject/group of subjects at secondary school level. Functions also include teaching one or more technical/vocational subject(s) to students in Forms 1-6.

This job requires the incumbent to plan, organise, coordinate, and supervise work programmes in accordance with the approved curriculum for a specific technical/vocational subject/group of subjects at secondary school level. Functions also include teaching one or more technical/vocational subject(s) to students in Forms 1-5.