Admin Officer

Description:

Admin Officer

Location: Southampton Magistrates Court

Start Date: 7/9/2026

Assignment runs until: 14/3/2027

Working Days / Hours: Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week

Hours: 9am - 5pm

Working Pattern: Full Time, on site only

Job Type: Office based

Pay Rate: 12.86 for the first 12 weeks, £13.25 afterwards

Dress Code: office attire.

Ability to pass an enhanced DBS check and 3 years of references checks

Training provided

Key responsibilities of an Admin Officer including usher duties

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
List the duties of role including any specific skills that are required:

Preparing papers and files for court, tribunals, hearings and meetings.

Reception of all parties to court, including judiciary, juries, solicitors and barristers, the police and members of the public.

Calling people into court/hearings in priority order, discussing with Court Clerks and Legal Advisers and liaising with the Witness Service as necessary.

Providing information related to proceedings, escorting court users into and from the building, swearing oaths.

Keeping parties informed of changes eg, of courtrooms and hearing times

Collecting and delivering files and bundles to the judiciary and clerks ensuring they have the necessary papers.

Providing support to colleagues & judiciary outside of court / hearing times

Navigating court hearings via video link, onsite and remotely

Preparing rooms for hearings, tribunals, trials, meetings and clearing the court / hearing room down at the end of the day etc.

Arranging and supporting court hearings

Assisting the general public when attending hearings.

General administrative duties including filing, printing and data entry

Data input, typing, post incoming and outgoing, filing, general office duties.

Preparing papers and files for court, tribunals, hearings and meetings

Producing court documents

Creating and updating records on internal systems

Data input

Drafting standard letters and documents

Clerking Civil and Family Courts, tribunals and hearings

Assisting court users with general queries

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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.

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