8673 - Admin officer
| Posting date: | 06 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £24,202 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2025 |
| Location: | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ministry of Justice |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 8673 |
Summary
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, where 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.
The Roles:
We have vacancies at both our Magistrates and Civil, Family & Tribunals (CFT) Courts. Applicants will have the option to select a preference for which jurisdiction. Details on both roles are shown below. More role information will be available on these at interview stage.
Magistrates AO Role:
Magistrates Court Admin staff are responsible for the management of the criminal digital files in preparation for hearings.
Other duties can include booking interpreters, hosting video links, typing orders and answering queries whether over the phone, by post or email from the judiciary, professionals or the public.
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 support to other functions within HMCTS.
CFT AO Role:
Civil Admin Officers assist with the creation and management of County Court claims which involves accounting for Court fees, dealing with correspondence from Court users, as well as liaising with Judges regarding the listing and hearing of cases.
You will deal with enquiries from service users via post, email, telephone and face to face. Types of claim we deal with: Possessions, Road Traffic Accidents, Insolvency, credit card debt, loan debt and hire purchase debt.
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 support to other functions within HMCTS.
Skills and Experience
With a friendly and approachable manner, you’ll have excellent attention to detail and good written and verbal communication skills. You have a desire to deliver proactive and effective support to customers by phone and email. You’ll be skilled in organising your time, prioritising efficiently, able to multi-task and adapt to using various software packages. You’ll enjoy working in a busy environment and helping court users navigate the justice system.
Please refer to the job description attachment for more information.
Further Details:
These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be fully office based to provide HMCTS services to the public. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.
Please note, applications for part-time working would be considered, however due to the nature of the role’s candidates requesting this would be required to work full days on agreed working days.
Lead Criterion:
Statement of Suitability. A sift based on the statement of suitability may be held if a large number of applications are received.
Skilled Worker Visa:
From 22 July 2025, the Government has 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 where a lower salary can be considered. Therefore, 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.
If you are applying for this role and you do not meet the new eligibility criteria for sponsorship, you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. Please go to Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK for more information.
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, where 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.
The Roles:
We have vacancies at both our Magistrates and Civil, Family & Tribunals (CFT) Courts. Applicants will have the option to select a preference for which jurisdiction. Details on both roles are shown below. More role information will be available on these at interview stage.
Magistrates AO Role:
Magistrates Court Admin staff are responsible for the management of the criminal digital files in preparation for hearings.
Other duties can include booking interpreters, hosting video links, typing orders and answering queries whether over the phone, by post or email from the judiciary, professionals or the public.
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 support to other functions within HMCTS.
CFT AO Role:
Civil Admin Officers assist with the creation and management of County Court claims which involves accounting for Court fees, dealing with correspondence from Court users, as well as liaising with Judges regarding the listing and hearing of cases.
You will deal with enquiries from service users via post, email, telephone and face to face. Types of claim we deal with: Possessions, Road Traffic Accidents, Insolvency, credit card debt, loan debt and hire purchase debt.
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 support to other functions within HMCTS.
Skills and Experience
With a friendly and approachable manner, you’ll have excellent attention to detail and good written and verbal communication skills. You have a desire to deliver proactive and effective support to customers by phone and email. You’ll be skilled in organising your time, prioritising efficiently, able to multi-task and adapt to using various software packages. You’ll enjoy working in a busy environment and helping court users navigate the justice system.
Please refer to the job description attachment for more information.
Further Details:
These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be fully office based to provide HMCTS services to the public. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ’s Flexible Working policy.
Please note, applications for part-time working would be considered, however due to the nature of the role’s candidates requesting this would be required to work full days on agreed working days.
Lead Criterion:
Statement of Suitability. A sift based on the statement of suitability may be held if a large number of applications are received.
Skilled Worker Visa:
From 22 July 2025, the Government has 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 where a lower salary can be considered. Therefore, 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.
If you are applying for this role and you do not meet the new eligibility criteria for sponsorship, you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.
The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. Please go to Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK for more information.