Admin Officer

We've got a great opportunity for a long term temp role within the Canterbury Courts, to join a fast paced office, working as part of the admin team.

• Full time 37 hours per week
• Monday - Friday
• Long term temporary ongoing role
• Pay - £12.86 to £13.25 per hour
• Location - Canterbury
• Start date - ASAP

• 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 etc., including the use of chip and pin.
  • Handling counter (face to face), written and telephone enquiries.
  • Working as a team to ensure TIB (Team Information Board) meetings are relevant, timely and productive.
  • Problem solving, assessing impact of new SOPs, contributing to small projects.
  • 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.
  • Review courts accurately, interpreting required information on a court file.
  • Meeting workload targets for 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 administrative documentation meet quality standards.
  • Cross checking and validating work completed by others.

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