Job description Sheriff's Bailiff near Halifax (NS)

Find out what work is like for a sheriff's bailiff in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Sheriffs and bailiffs (NOC 43200).

Sheriffs and bailiffs

Description

Sheriffs execute and enforce court orders, warrants and writs, participate in seizure and sale of property and perform courtroom and other related duties. Bailiffs serve legal orders and documents, seize or repossess properties, evict tenants and perform other related activities. Sheriffs and bailiffs must usually complete a training program offered by the province to work in the provincial courts. They are employed by federal, provincial, territorial and municipal courts, and bailiffs may be employed as officers of the court or in private service as agents for creditors.

Work week duration

Sheriffs and bailiffs usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Sheriffs and bailiffs have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Serve statements of claims, summonses, warrants, jury summonses, orders to pay spousal support, and other court orders
  • Serve writs of execution by seizing and selling property and distributing the proceeds according to court decisions
  • Locate property and make seizures and removals under various acts of Parliament
  • Provide courthouse security for judges and perimeter security for the courthouse
  • Escort prisoners to and from courts and correctional institutions
  • Prepare comprehensive reports and affidavits and maintain records
  • Attend court, escort witnesses and assist in maintaining order
  • Ensure security support services for sequestered juries
  • Issue warrants for imprisonment, arrest or apprehension.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually
  • Walking and running
  • Sitting

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Sheriffs and bailiffs are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Self-employment
  • Provincial or territorial courts

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Sound and noise

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 43200), and a list of similar occupations:

  • bailiff
  • deputy sheriff
  • sheriff
  • sheriff's bailiff
  • sheriff's officer

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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