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Administrative Officer
Location: Swindon Courts
Contract Type: Temporary (initial contract until the end of December 2026)
Working Pattern: Full-time
Pay rate: £12.86 per hour raising to £13.25 after 12 weeks
About The Role
As an Administrative Officer, you'll play a key role in ensuring cases progress efficiently through the justice system while delivering outstanding service to court users and colleagues alike.
Key Responsibilities
Administration
- Prepare papers and files for courts, tribunals, hearings, and meetings
- Produce court and tribunal documents
- Manage photocopying, filing, post handling, and data entry tasks
- Book and organise meeting rooms, training sessions, and other events
Drafting
- Prepare standard letters, minutes, reports, and notes following set guidelines
Operations
- Clerk civil and family courts and tribunal hearings
- Support court users, manage listings and rotas, and check case files
- Handle counter, telephone, and written enquiries
- Serve court documents, collect fines and fees (including chip & pin transactions)
- Contribute to team problem-solving, process improvement, and local projects
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Casework & Quality Control
- Process court orders, fines, and legal aid documentation
- Check and verify records, documents, and accounts for accuracy and compliance
- Assemble information for reports, warrants, and statistical analysis
Financial & Statistical Tasks
- Perform basic financial calculations and prepare reports
- Reconcile accounts, prepare invoices, and manage small office expenditure
Customer Service & Communication
- Provide excellent, timely, and professional service to the judiciary, magistrates, court users, and legal representatives
- Give advice on court forms and procedures, ensuring all interactions are helpful and accurate
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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.
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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.
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.
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