Overview
Contract: February 2026
Salary:£14.75 per hour
Location: South London
5 days work setting
This is a temporary contract role until February 2026 for Admin officers role with an immediate start date (Compliance dependant) for a potential 4 month duration with a possible extension offering a 5 day work setting and a London location. (Wandsworth)
This role is for Clerk to the Designated Circuit Judge (DCJ) and requires specific qualities.
Key Responsibilities
* 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; preparing Court Rooms.
* 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/up to date; assisting court users, supporting listing and rota management, checking files; contacting relevant parties, scheduling, serving court documents, executing a range of warrants, collecting fines and fees, etc.; handling counter (face to face), written and telephone enquiries; working as part of the team to ensure Team Information Board (TIB) meetings are relevant, timely and productive.
* Processing Casework: Managing the DCJs Diary, listing cases as needed and sending out hearing notices; including standard documentation and information, court orders, claims, fines and fees, legal aid; ensuring courts are recorded accurately and interpreting the 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 administration documentation meet quality standards.
* Collecting and Assembling Information: May require interpretation of source materials, preparation of bundles, chasing; collect/assemble information to prepare for and run the daily TIB meeting, as required.
* Communicating with the Public, the Judiciary, other Court and Tribunal Users and Representatives of other Agencies and Organisations: Communicate and work with the Judiciary, Magistracy, Cluster Managers, Court staff, and other internal/external stakeholders, suppliers and customers to collect information, check facts, communicate or enforce judicial decisions; provide a helpful, prompt, polite and "right first time" service to internal and external customers.
* Other Duties: The post holder is required to work in a flexible way and undertake any other duties reasonably requested by line management which are commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of this post.
Essential Skills & Criteria
* Strong customer focus and service skills
* Experience of working in an administrative role in a customer focused environment
* Proficient with IT and Microsoft Software packages
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Other duties as required
Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and guarantees interviews to veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all essential criteria for the vacancy. As a Disability Confident Leader and Gold Award holder from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer. If you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all essential criteria, please reach out via the Brook Street website to register your interest and state the role you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you. In cases of high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.
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