Court Usher

Court Usher - Public Sector (Legal)
Location: North Tyneside Magistrates' Court / Newcastle / Gateshead (fully on-site)
Pay: £12.21 per hour
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday-Friday
Contract: Initial 3-month assignment with strong possibility of extension
Security Clearance: Enhanced DBS required

Brook Street is currently recruiting for a Court Usher to support a large public sector organisation within the legal and justice system. This is an excellent opportunity for someone organised, confident and professional to play a key role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of court hearings.

This is a fully on-site role working across multiple courts in the North East:

• Monday-Wednesday: Newcastle or Gateshead (location may vary)

• Thursday-Friday: North Tyneside Magistrates' Court

Flexibility to work at nearby court sites may occasionally be required.

As a Court Usher, you will provide essential support to court staff, the judiciary, legal professionals and members of the public. You will help ensure court proceedings run efficiently while maintaining a professional, respectful environment for all attendees.

• Supporting court proceedings by providing ushering and administrative assistance

• Preparing courtrooms and ensuring all parties are present for hearings

• Escorting and supporting vulnerable individuals
  , including children and vulnerable adults, to the appropriate courtrooms

• Maintaining accurate court logs and records

• Updating internal systems and databases

• Liaising with Legal Advisors, Judiciary, legal professionals and members of the public

• Acting on the outcomes of hearings and completing required follow-up tasks

• Providing general administrative support to the court team

To succeed in this role, you will be calm under pressure, highly organised and comfortable interacting with a wide range of people.

• Strong IT and data entry skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to remain professional when exposed to sensitive or distressing information

• Confident managing challenging or difficult situations

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work independently

• A transferable Enhanced DBS registered on the update service

• Opportunity to work within the public sector and justice system

• Competitive hourly pay

• Valuable experience in a professional legal environment

• High likelihood of assignment extension

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.