Court Usher
| Posting date: | 30 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.21 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bath, Somerset, BA1 5AF |
| Company: | Brook Street |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | BBBH418419_1753874505 |
Summary
Court Usher / Clerical Assistant
Brook Street have a fantastic opportunity to work with in the Ministry of Justice in Bath as a Court Usher on a temporary basis. Please see below specification and apply direct if you feel you would be a great fit for their team.
Hours - Full time, 37 hours per week
Pay - £12.21 per hour
Assignment length: 6 Months, chance of extension
Onsite only
Enhanced DBS checked
The Court Usher is a pivotal role in court proceedings and a vital link between court users and the Judiciary to ensure the smooth running of the hearings.
Your role
Collecting and delivering files and bundles to the judiciary and clerks ensuring they have the necessary papers
* Providing support to colleagues & judiciary outside of court / hearing times
* General clerical work, including use of computers and Switchboard
* Filling out forms
* Operating recording equipment and maintaining records of recordings of hearings
* Sort and deliver lists of hearings for internal & external notice boards
Correspondence
* Completing standard forms, etc where the information is clearly defined.
* Straightforward drafting such as acknowledgements and receipting, confirmations, court orders, warrants etc.
Post Handling
* Opening, sorting, distributing and dispatching post as required
* Collecting and delivering post from appropriate offices
Monitoring Stock
* Ensuring Court rooms are supplied against requirements for relevant forms and stationary
* Collecting and delivering stationary around the offices
Data Entry and recording
* Resulting, checking accuracy and completeness against guidelines or a proforma, straightforward money handling e.g. issuing jury payments, spending petty cash under instruction.
Operating equipment
* Office and court equipment e.g. computers, fax machines, scanners, photocopiers, switchboards, franking machines, messaging equipment, tape, and video recorders etc.
Handling telephone calls
* Answering standard enquiries and passing messages to others.
Arranging meetings
* Preparing rooms for hearings, tribunals, trials, meetings and clearing the court / hearing room down at the end of the day etc.
* Using electronic diaries
Reception of parties to court
* Including members of the public, judiciary, juries, solicitors and barristers, the police, representatives of external Agencies etc.
* Providing information related to proceedings, escorting court users into and from the building, swearing oaths etc.
* Calling people into court / hearing rooms in priority order, discussing with Court Clerks and Legal Advisers and liaising with the Witness Service as necessary
* Answering face to face enquiries
* Keeping parties informed of changes eg, of courtrooms and hearing times
Your skills and experience
With a friendly and approachable manner, you'll possess strong communications skills
Ability to assist and address court users in a clear and confident manner.
Ability to multi-task, prioritise and organise your own time undertaking some administrative tasks.
Proficient using IT, with the attention to detail to ensure court documents are accurate
Able to adapt to and learn new software packages.
Take pride in providing help and reassurance calmly and professionally in what can sometimes be challenging situations.
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 service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We are 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.
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Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.
As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.
Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.
In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.