Barnstaple County, EX31 1DY, Exeter Crown & County, EX1 1UH
Grade: AO
Post Type: Fixed Term
Duration of appointment: Up to 6 Months
Working Pattern: Full Time, Part Time, Job Share, Flexible Working
Role Type: Operational Delivery
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities? No
The vacancies are currently based in:
* 1 post at Exeter Law Courts
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Our Admin Officers play a critical role, providing excellent administrative support and customer service to court users, judiciary and management.
About us
HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our court users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.
Your role
Working as part of a team, you will contribute to the overall operational, performance and service standard targets across your area of work. You will progress cases through the court/tribunal system and provide administrative support to functions within HMCTS. You will have regular contact with court / tribunal users, which could include members of the Judiciary and the legal profession.
You will be adaptable, able to multi-task and effectively carry out a variety of duties, which will include:
* Preparing papers and files for court, tribunals, hearings and meetings
* Creating and updating records on our in-house computer system and data input
* Resulting courts accurately, interpreting accurately the information required on a court file.
* Checking and verifying documents, records, accounts, claims and returns for approval, results, statistics, plans etc. against criteria, regulations or procedures.
* Collecting and assembling information for returns, results, accounts, statements, warrants, statistical analysis, reports, etc.
* Communicating with the Public, the Judiciary, other Court and Tribunal Users and Representatives of other Agencies and Organisations
Your skills and experience
* Friendly and approachable manner with excellent customer service skills.
* Ability to multitask, whilst working in a fast-paced environment.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* IT proficient with the ability to learn and adapt to different technologies and software.
* Excellent organisational skills.
For a full job description, please read supporting document 1 included below before applying.
These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be office based to provide HMCTS services to the public. Standard full-time working hours are 37 hours per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment.
The vacancies are currently:
* 1x Barnstaple Law Courts
* 3x Exeter Law Courts
The job holder must be able to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in English or (when specified in Wales) Welsh.
Working Arrangements & Further Information
The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and/or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity.
Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone’s circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review.
For nationally advertised roles, the successful candidate(s) will be appointed to a MoJ office location, which may include their nearest Justice Collaboration Centre or Justice Satellite Office. This will be discussed and agreed on the completion of pre-employment checks.
Flexible working hours
The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full-time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs.
Benefits
* Annual Leave: Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service. There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year.
* Pension: The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.
* Training: The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.
* Networks: The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management.
* Support: A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
As a Disability Confident employer, MoJ are committed to providing everyone with the opportunity to demonstrate their skills, talent and abilities, by making adjustments throughout all elements of the recruitment process and in the workplace.
To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken.
For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment.
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
* Nationals of the Republic of Ireland
* Nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
* Nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
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