Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location This position is based at STEVENAGE OFFICE MAGISTRATES STEVENAGE, SG1 3SS About the job Job summary Please refer to the Job Description Job description Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going. Our Team Leaders play a critical role in helping deliver justice. This role will enable you to demonstrate and develop your leadership skills. You will be responsible for making sure your team deliver excellent administrative support to recover criminal fines and financial penalties imposed by the Courts. About us Criminal Fines Collection and Enforcement (Enforcement) is a key function within HM Courts and Tribunal Service (HMCTS). Enforcement plays a central role in delivering justice by working alongside the criminal courts in England and Wales to ensure convicted parties comply with fines and other financial penalties imposed by the courts. This department is also responsible for compliance with Confiscation Orders imposed by the Crown Courts and the payment of Fixed Penalty tickets issued by police forces. Were looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in peoples lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply. Your role Our Enforcement Cash Operations Team is responsible for the collection, balancing and bringing to account money received and disbursed by the Court. You will have responsibility for leading a small team making sure that work is prioritised and organised and your team fully skilled to meet objectives. As an effective Team Leader, youll recognise the importance of the teams overall wellbeing and can motivate them to succeed, visibly championing changes which deliver greater efficiencies. You will ensure governance and assurance around the safe and secure receipt, accounting and transfer of both money and personal data. Including: Completion of financial returns Auditing all financial movements undertaken within the office including BACs requests, cheques printed and financial adjustments Completing Key Control Checks on work undertaken and Service Assurance Frameworks Providing financial evidence/information for Assurance & Governance when requested You will contribute to the delivery of operational, performance and service standard targets and provide statistical data for the management team and Judiciary. Monitoring and analysing performance areas and trends, conducting ongoing reviews of procedures and work practices is essential, as is your ability to successfully recommend improvements, navigate change and manage the implementation of new initiatives and legislation. This is a challenging and rewarding role, key to the smooth running of operational functions throughout HMCTS. Were committed to helping you develop your leadership skills, through our HMCTS leadership offer. This provides a wide range of activities from development programmes to accessible bite-size guides to help build your ability and confidence to lead, guide and inspire others. Your skills and experience Ability to motivate and support your team to deliver excellent customer service and achieve effective performance. Experience of working in an administrative role in a customer-focussed environment. IT proficient with the ability to learn and adapt to different technologies and software packages. Excellent communication, organisational and prioritisation skills A strong ability to prioritise workloads and adapt to changing priorities. For a full job description, please read supporting document 1 included below before applying Further details New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum. These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be office based to provide HMCTS services to the public. Non-contractual hybrid working may be available, but arrangements will be determined by the business and will only be available when it has been established that delivering the service from home can be done effectively. We cannot facilitate requests for a particular work from home/working in the office schedule. 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. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJs Flexible Working policy. Occasional travel to other courts Whilst the post holder will be allocated to a specific office base, there may be a need for flexibility to work on an ad hoc basis at other local HMCTS offices. Person specification Please refer to the Job Description Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Making Effective Decisions Leadership Communicating and Influencing Benefits Alongside your salary of £28,312, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £8,201 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Access to learning and development A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97% Annual Leave Public Holidays Season Ticket Advance For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page. Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience. https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. 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Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals 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) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) 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 (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesgov.sscl.com Telephone : 0845 241 5359 Recruitment team Email : Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesgov.sscl.com Further information Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. I you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiriesgov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. 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