Admin Officer

We have a great opportunity for a long term temp role within the Chelmsford Courts, to join a fast-paced office, working as part of the admin team.

• Full time 37 hrs per week
• Monday - Friday
• Long term Temporary ongoing role
• Pay £12.36 - £12.59 per Hour
• Location Chelmsford
• Start date ASAP

• Administration:
  Preparing papers and files for court, tribunals, hearings and meetings;
  Producing court/tribunal documents;
  General photocopying and filing;
  Creating and updating records on in‑house computer system and data input;
  Post opening and dispatch;
  Booking, preparing and organising meeting rooms, supporting training courses and other group activities;
  Preparing meeting agenda, joining instructions, handouts etc.
• Drafting:
  Standard letters and correspondence, minutes, notes, reports, submissions etc, according to guidelines and instructions.
• Operations:
  Clerking civil and family courts, tribunals and hearings, ensuring papers and materials are available and up to date;
  Assisting court users, supporting listing and rota management, checking files;
  Contacting relevant parties, scheduling, serving court documents, executing warrants, collecting fines and fees etc, including chip and pin;
  Handling counter (face‑to‑face), written and telephone enquiries;
  Working with the Team Information Board to keep meetings relevant, timely and productive;
  Problem‑solving, assessing the impact of new SOPS, contributing to small projects;
  Undertaking ad‑hoc roles such as Jury Bailiff Officer, L+D Co‑ordinator, H+S roles.
• Processing casework:
  Including standard documentation and information, court orders, claims, fines and fees, legal aid;
  Resulting courts accurately, interpreting information required on a court file;
  Working to workload targets in terms of throughput and accuracy.
• Checking and verifying:
  Documents, records, accounts, claims and returns for approval, results, statistics, plans etc against criteria, regulations or procedures;
  Ensuring compliance and administrative documentation meet quality standards;
  Cross‑checking and validating work completed by.

If you are interested in this position, please apply below.

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