Coroners Officer

We are working with Bolton Council to find 2 Coroner's Officers on a temporary basis.
Length of role: Initial 2 months
Working 37 hours per week.Monday to Friday.Core hours 8.30am to 4.30pm.
PAYE rate: £14.16 per hour
**The role:**:

- Ensuring the provision of an effective and efficient administration service to enable the Coroner to fulfil his/her statutory responsibility.
- Liaising appropriately and sensitively with bereaved relatives at every stage of the Coronial processTo monitor reported deaths to ensure that they are dealt with efficiently, sympathetically and expeditiously.
- Dealing with all tasks relating to inquests, including opening inquests and their continuing conduct.
- Being responsible for the efficient conduct of inquest files, including listings, hearings and liaising with witnesses and juries.
- Liasing appropriately and sensitively with bereaved relatives regarding the post mortem process and its outcome.
- Dealing with families, undertakers or other personal representatives of the deceased either calling into the office or over the telephone
- Discussing, processing, and accepting death reports, including the completion of all relevant documents.
**Experiences required:**:

- Previous experience of working in a busy office in an administrative capacity.
- Ability to communicate effectively and sympathetically, both orally and in writing, with officers, members of the public, elected members and partners from outside organisations
- Demonstrate an ability to use relevant IT systems.
- Ability to organise and manage workload and complete tasks on time, working towards prescribed deadlines
- Ability to exercise discretion and maintain confidentiality.