Admin Officer- Snaresbrook Court Temp

Overview

Administrative Officer - Snaresbrook Crown Court

Brook Street is recruiting an Administrative Officer to join Snaresbrook Crown Court
, part of the Ministry of Justice
, on a temporary contract until August 2026
.

Role Overview

• Position: Administrative Officer
• Duration: Temporary assignment until August 2026
• Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday
• Pay: £15.19 per hour
• Agency: Brook Street (temp contract)

Snaresbrook Crown Court handles some of the most serious criminal cases. As an Admin Officer, you will play a key role in keeping the court running smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Court System Management: Maintain and operate court systems, ensuring all data is accurate and compliant. Review newly committed cases to identify vulnerabilities, such as youth status, mental health concerns, or custody requirements.
• General Administration: Handle day-to-day administrative tasks including counter enquiries, phone calls, emails, and filing. Support courtrooms during live sittings and assist at the public counter.
• Communication: Serve as a professional point of contact for judiciary members, court staff, barristers, defendants, media, and the public, both in person and via phone or email.
• Additional Duties: Handle counter enquiries, phone calls, emails, filing, and courtroom support
• Documentation: Process court orders, create digital case files, and manage documentation such as bail applications and certificates of conviction
• Electronic Records: Scan, upload, and manage documents in electronic systems
• Scheduling & Compliance: Schedule hearings, serve court documents, execute warrants, and manage fines/fees
• Liaison: Liaise professionally with judiciary members, court staff, barristers, defendants, media, and the public
• Support for senior staff: Assist senior staff with ad-hoc administrative tasks

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong IT proficiency, including Excel and Microsoft
• Administration work experience required.
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to work independently and use initiative

Additional Information

• Office-based role
  ; remote working is not available
• Handling sensitive information
  , which may occasionally be distressing
• Security checks (approx. 2-3 weeks)
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted due to high application volumes

To apply , please submit your CV online or contact Basheer at Basheer . Dawoud . uk
. Be sure to include your mobile phone number and the role you are applying for
.

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.

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.