Court Usher - HMCTS (St Albans Crown Court) Location: St Albans Crown Court Contract: Full-time, Temporary 2 months with a possible extension Pay: £12.21 per hour (includes pension & holiday pay) Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm (37 hours/week) Agency: Brook Street, on behalf of HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) Role Overview We are recruiting a Court Usher to support the smooth operation of court hearings at St Albans Crown Court. This front-line role involves courtroom preparation, assisting judges and legal professionals, and providing administrative support. Key Responsibilities Prepare and maintain courtrooms for hearings Assist judges and court staff, in person and via Microsoft Teams Swear in witnesses and track attendance and Supervise jury deliberations when required Manage documents: scanning, uploading, photocopying Handle scheduling, liaise with parties, and serve legal documents Process payments and warrants (including chip & pin use) Ensure professional standards of conduct and presentation support with admin duties in the listings team Requirements and skills Good communication and customer service skills, experience working in a customer service is required professional to all court users with good timekeeping confidence to speak in court publicly Comfortable handling sensitive or distressing criminal case material Calm, polite, and professional under pressure Admin exper...