Administrative Officer

Posted 21 hours 2 minutes ago by Brook Street

Permanent
Full Time
Public Sector Jobs
London, United Kingdom
Job Description

Admin Officer (AO)
Location: London E14 2BE
Pay rate: £15.59 per hour
FULLY OFFICE BASED

If you're an organised, reliable administrator who enjoys making things run smoothly behind the scenes, our client is hiring for an Admin Officer role within a busy government setting. It's a Monday-Friday position offering a steady schedule, structured training, and the chance to support court and tribunal activity where accuracy and professionalism matter.

What you'll be doing:
  • Prepare papers, files and documents for court, tribunals, hearings and meetings
  • Produce standard court/tribunal documents, letters, correspondence, minutes, notes and reports in line with guidelines
  • Maintain and update records on an in-house computer system, ensuring accurate data input
  • Support post opening, dispatch, photocopying and filing
  • Organise meeting rooms, booking arrangements, agendas, handouts and joining instructions
  • Carry out clerking duties across civil and family courts, tribunals and hearings-keeping papers and materials up to date
  • Support listing and rota management, check files and assist court users through enquiries (face to face, by phone and in writing)
  • Process casework administration such as court orders, claims, fines and fees, legal aid (ensuring correct outcomes and documentation)
  • Check and verify documents, records, accounts, claims and returns for approval and quality standards
  • Assemble information for daily Team Information Board (TIB) meetings and contribute to maintaining timely, productive sessions
  • Complete basic calculations and straightforward reporting, including statistical and financial processing where needed
  • Provide customer-focused service with a helpful, "right first time" approach
What you'll bring:
  • Strong admin experience with a genuine eye for detail and accuracy
  • Confidence handling records, documents and timelines in a busy environment
  • Clear communication skills-professional with the public, judiciary and wider stakeholders
  • A team mindset: willing to support colleagues, cross-check work and solve problems together
  • Comfort working to workload targets for throughput and accuracy
  • Ability to complete basic statistical analysis and carry out straightforward calculations
Additional information:
  • Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm (37 hours per week)
  • Training provided in the first two weeks
  • Assignment starting ASAP, currently up to 31/03/2027 with the possibility of extension
  • Clearance: Basic DBS - provided by Brook Street

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.