Administration Officer

We offer a long term temporary role in the Dartford Courts as part of the admin team, working in a fast paced office.

Overview

• Full time - 37 hrs per week
• Monday - Friday
• Long term temporary ongoing role
• Pay - £12.71 to £13.25 per hour
• Location - Dartford
• Start date - ASAP

Key Responsibilities

• Administration
  • Preparing papers and files for court, tribunals, hearings and meetings.
  • Producing court/tribunal documents.
  • General photocopying and filing.
  • Creating and updating records on in house computer system and data input.
  • Post opening and dispatch.
  • Booking, preparing and organising meeting rooms, supporting training courses and other group activities.
  • Preparing meeting agenda, joining instructions, handouts, etc.
• Drafting
  • Standard letters and correspondence, minutes, notes, reports, submissions, etc., according to guidelines and instructions.
• Operations
  • Clerking civil and family courts, tribunals and hearings, ensuring papers and materials are available and up to date.
  • Assisting court users, supporting listing and rota management, checking files.
  • Contacting relevant parties, scheduling, serving court documents, executing a range of warrants, collecting fines and fees, including the use of chip and pin.
  • Handling counter (face to face), written and telephone enquiries.
  • Working as a team to ensure Team Information Board meetings are relevant, timely and productive.
  • Working as a team to problem solve, assess the impact of new SOPS and contribute to small projects.
  • Undertaking ad hoc roles within the band such as Jury Bailiff Officer, L+D Co ordinator, H+S roles.
• Processing casework
  • Standard documentation and information, court orders, claims, fines and fees, legal aid.
  • Ensuring courts record accuracy and interpret information required on a court file.
  • Working to workload targets in terms of throughput and accuracy.
• Checking and verifying
  • Documents, records, accounts, claims and returns for approval, results, statistics, plans etc. against criteria, regulations or procedures.
  • Ensuring compliance and administration documentation meet quality standards.
  • Role holders may be required to cross check and validate work completed by.

Equal Opportunities

Brook Street supports the Armed Forces Covenant and guarantees interview opportunities for veterans and spouses/partners of military personnel who meet essential criteria. We are a Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, and as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), we will offer a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer for eligible candidates.