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Job summary

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Job description

This position will cover both admin officer and Jury officer duties. The successful applicant must be able to work full days on a Monday and Tuesday, as a minimum.

Role:  Jury Officer

About us

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. We are looking for individuals who are committed to public service and to making a difference in people’s lives to deliver justice. 

What will you be doing?

Being a Juror is one of the most important duties a UK Citizen can perform.   Our Jury Officer’s are based in a Crown Court and provide support to the Jury.  This includes providing initial direction to the Jury and being a point of contact to them throughout their time as a Juror.   A key duty in this role is the initial Jury Officer speech to Jurors, which can be to a group of between 20 and 100 people in court, each of whom will have their own questions and concerns.

This is a predominantly customer facing role, which includes public speaking in a court setting. You will have regular contact with court / tribunal users, including members of the Judiciary and the legal profession.

Alongside your public facing duties, you will be assigned to teams to carry out a variety of general administrative duties to progress cases through the court/tribunal system or provide administrative support to other functions within HMCTS.

Working as part of a flexible team, you will be expected to undertake a range of the functions and responsibilities specified. 

Key Responsibilities include:

• Undertake the Jury Officer’s speech to new Jurors, providing them with the key information and helping them understand their responsibilities
• To undertake Jury Officer role. Communicate and work with the Judiciary, the Court Managers, Court staff, and other internal / external stakeholders, suppliers and customers to collect information, check facts, communicate or enforce judicial decisions.
• Assisting court users, supporting listing and rota management, checking files
• Processing and calculating Jury Expenses and dealing with any related enquiries
• To work as a team to problem solve and contribute to small projects
• Collecting and Assembling Information
• To deliver a helpful, prompt, polite and “right first time” service to all court / tribunal users and stakeholders

Do you have the skills needed?

• Strong customer focus and service skills
• Experience of working in an administrative role in a customer focussed environment
• Proficient with IT, with the ability to learn new systems and packages
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

Please refer to the Job Description for further information on this role.

Person specification

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Benefits

Alongside your salary of £22,940, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £6,102 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.