Job Description

We`ve got a great opportunity for a full-time role within the Weymouth Law Courts, to join a fast-paced office, working as part of the admin team.

Overview:
- Full-time 37 hrs per week: 09:00-17:00
- Temporary 6 months assignment - with the possibility of extension based on your performance
- Pay rate- £11.59 p/h for the first 12 working weeks, it will go up afterwards to £11.88 p/h
- Location: Weymouth Law Courts, Westwey Road, Weymouth - Dorset, DT4 8TE
- Start date: vetting pending - June

Brief description of duties and any skills:

• This role is based with the Crime Teams on site.
• Administrative Officer - to carry out a variety of general administrative duties to progress cases through the court and provide support to other functions within HMCTS - complex issues being referred to team leader.
• Role holder will have regular contact with court users, including members of the Judiciary and the legal profession.
• Administrative Officers work within a team with regular management support.

Key responsibilities & Skills
* Preparing electronic files for court, tribunals, hearings and meetings.
* Producing court documents.
* General photocopying and filing.
* Creating and updating records on in-house computer system and data input.
* Dealing with a variety of telephone enquiries
* Post opening and dispatch.
* Excellent communication skills
* Team worker and working with others
* Good working knowledge of Word/Excel/Microsoft Teams/Powerpoint

The post holder is required to work in a flexible way and undertake any other duties reasonably requested by line management which are commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of this post.

*The offered candidate is subject to a vetting - basic DBS clearance and an activity check for the last 3 years.

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.