Administrative Officer

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

Overview

• Full time 37 hrs per week
• Monday - Friday
• Long term Temporary ongoing role
• Pay - £12.36 - £13.25 per Hour
• Location - Canterbury
• 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 etc, including the use of chip and pin.
  • Handling counter (face to face), written and telephone enquiries.
  • To work as a team to ensure TIB (Team Information Board) meetings are relevant, timely and productive.
  • To work as a team to problem solve, to assess the impact of new SOPS, to contribute to small projects.
  • To undertake ad hoc roles within the band such as Jury Bailiff Officer, L+D Co-ordinator, H+S roles.
• Processing casework
  • Including standard documentation and information, court orders, claims, fines and fees, legal aid.
  • Resulting courts accurately, interpreting accurately the information required on a court file.
  • To work 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

If you are interested in this position, please apply below

EEO Statements

• Brook Street are 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.
• Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.
• 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.