Operational Support Officer

Location: Chatham (Medway Magistrates Court, The Brook, Kent ME4 4JZ)

Pay is £12.86 per hour for 12 weeks, then £13.25

Fully office-based, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm (37 hours per week)

Enhanced DBS clearance is required (Provided by Brook Street for successful candidate)

Assignment runs until 29/01/27, with potential extension

Training is provided and will be ongoing while you're in post

Travel to Maidstone Combined Court for training may be required (reimbursed)

Pre-booked leave may be approved during training if not excessive

If you're someone who enjoys putting people at ease and keeping things running smoothly in a busy public-facing environment, this is a brilliant opportunity to support the day-to-day work of our client at Medway Magistrates Court. You'll play a key role in welcoming court users, assisting proceedings, and delivering practical administrative support.

What you'll be doing:

Welcome and receive all court visitors, including judiciary, juries, solicitors and barristers, the police, witnesses and members of the public

Call people into court and hearings in priority order, coordinating with Court Clerks and Legal Advisers

Provide helpful information about proceedings, including keeping parties updated on changes to courtrooms and hearing times

Escort court users into and out of the building and support arrangements around swearing oaths

Collect, deliver and organise files and bundles for judiciary and clerks, ensuring the right papers are available

Prepare court/meeting rooms for hearings and help clear down at the end of the day

Support hearings, including navigating hearings via video link (onsite and remotely) where required

Provide general help to members of the public attending hearings, alongside day-to-day queries

Carry out general administration such as filing, printing, data entry and typing

Draft standard letters and documents, and create/update records on internal systems

Support standard court paperwork preparation for hearings, tribunals and meetings

Clerking duties for Civil and Family Courts, tribunals and hearings as required

What you'll bring:

Confidence in a front-of-house, professional environment where communication matters

A calm, organised approach to supporting multiple priorities across the working day

Strong attention to detail for handling documents, records and court paperwork

Good interpersonal skills-able to explain processes clearly and support people appropriately

Comfort with administrative tasks including typing, filing and data input

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.