Admin Officer X 3

**General Information**:

- Salary
- £24,202
- Working Pattern
- Full Time, Part Time, Part Time/Job Share
- Vacancy Approach
- External
- Location
- Liverpool, Preston, Wigan
- Region
- North West
- Closing Date
- 12-May-2025
- Post Type
- Permanent
- Civil Service Grade
- AO
- Number of jobs available
- 3
- Reserve List
- 12 Months
- Job ID
- 5349

**Descriptions & requirements**:

- Job description

**Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.**

Our Admin Officers play a critical role, providing excellent administrative support and customer service to court users, judiciary and management.

**About us**

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our court users and colleagues within HMCTS, w people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. If you are interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.

**Your role**

Working as part of a team, you will contribute to the overall operational, performance and service standard targets across your area of work. Under the direction of the Legal Admin Team Leaders, assist in supporting the six benches in the North West totalling approximately 2500 magistrates, working as part of a flexible team.

You will be adaptable, able to multi-task and effectively carry out a variety of duties, which will include:

- Assist with the preparation and organisation of training events for legal staff as required.
- Assist with the preparation, compilation and maintenance of Magistrates’ sitting rotas.
- Attend meetings of magistrates and legal managers as required.
- Prepare and distribute documentation for meetings, including agenda, supporting documentation, main points, and actions.
- Sift and distribute mail and correspondence, drafting responses as directed.
- Undertake additional support and administrative related assignments as required.
- Communicating with the Public, the Judiciary, other Court and Tribunal Users and Representatives of other Agencies and Organisations

**Your skills and experience**

Please see the attached job description below for more information

Please make sure that you include your current duties and responsibilities in your CV.

**Further details**:
Applications for part-time working would be considered however due to the nature of the role the minimum hours would be 32 hours per week over 5 days.

**Skilled Worker Visa**

From 4 April 2024, the Government increased the salary threshold for Skilled Worker visas. The starting salary for this role falls below the general salary threshold for sponsorship.

The Department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously since before 4 April 2024, you qualify for relevant tradeable points, or you meet other criteria w a lower salary can be considered. Tfore, if you believe you meet the eligibility criteria (in whatever way possible) and you have received a provisional job offer, please raise this during your vetting checks.
- Additional Information

**Working Arrangements & Further Information**

For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location’s respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended).

**Flexible working hours**

**Benefits**

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:
**Annual Leave**

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

T is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

**Pension**

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

**Training**

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

**Networks**

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. T are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

**Support**
- A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
- Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits, retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
- Paid paternity, adop