Job Description

MOJ - Admin Assistant

Admin Assistant

Location: St Katherine House 21-27 St. Katherines Street, Northampton, NN1 2LH
OFFICE BASED
Hourly rate: £12.21
Working Days/Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm.
Contract: This a temporary position until 31st October 2025 but due to be extended pending performance and business needs

Brook Street in partnership with the Ministry of justice has a fantastic opportunity to join their team as an Admin Assistant. This is great opportunity to gain valuable exposure/experience working within the Public Sector.

Experience Needed/desired:

• Typical qualifications and experience: five GCSEs at Grade C or above or equivalent (including English Language or equivalent),
• NVQ Business Administration Level 2
• suitable clerical / administrative experience
• Microsoft packages

List the duties/ responsibilities:

• Answering standard enquiries and passing messages to others.
• Collecting and delivering files & bundles
• Creating, updating, distributing and tracking files, bundles, documents.
• Creating and/or maintaining databases, lists, manuals.
• Completing documents including standard letters, forms, applications, orders, records, registers, statistics etc.
• Copy, completing standard letters, forms, registers, etc where the information is clearly defined.
• Amending standard instructions, manuals and directories, circulating and distributing documents, journals etc.
• Opening, sorting, distributing and dispatching post.
• Lifting, filling & emptying sacks up to 11kgs on a daily basis.

Clearance level (to be applied for by Brook Street upon a successful application):
Basic DBS

Training provided, what is their training plan and location of training:
1 to 1 with a member of staff and e-learning, then they will reach out to the team for help/assistant.

Additional clearance if applicable:
Please note that period of 6 months or longer spent outside of the UK in the last 5 years will unfortunately require an additional overseas police check, this will be the responsibility of the candidate to provide.

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.

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.

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.