Supreme Courts Support Grade Assistant
| Posting date: | 25 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,555 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 October 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ00994 |
Summary
The main role of the SGB2 grade is to prepare their court, escort the judge to/from court and attend to the judge’s requirements in court. SGB2’s assist in ensuring their court is conducted in an orderly manner, working closely with the Clerk, Police Officer and GeoAmey to ensure the decorum and efficiency of the court is maintained. They are responsible for productions in court and they also collect witnesses from the witness rooms and bring them into court.
To allow prospective candidates to find out more about this unique and exciting role, we will be holding an open evening on Wednesday 8 October 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Supreme Courts, Parliament House (Door 11), Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RQ.
There will be informal presentations at 6:15 and 7:15 in relation to the role and it’s responsibilities.
This event will allow candidates to meet some of the team, discuss the role in more detail, and ask any questions. Colleagues from the Recruitment Team will also be on hand for any recruitment related questions.
The key responsibilities include:
Setting up of Court, including charge of paper and electronic productions and labels
Collection of and putting out the Judge’s bag
Calling cases using the public address system
Maintaining the Judge(s) notebooks and connecting laptop on bench
Presenting list of day’s witnesses to reception
Attending upon the Judge(s) for robing
Escorting the Judge(s) to and from Court
Managing and presenting witnesses
Managing jurors
Operation of the Court Evidence Presentation system
Retrieving and returning case papers from the Offices of Court
Support the process of taking evidence on commission
Travelling on circuit
Introductory and health & safety briefings to new jurors
Maintaining the integrity of the jury and acting as escort
Liaising with Depute Clerk regarding any queries from jurors
Preparing and clearing the jury room each sitting day, including setting out and locking away jury folders
Delivering next day’s menu choice to reception
Stamping citations and informing reception of any juror absence for electronic recording
Accompanying Jurors to outside areas at breaks, lunch hour and end of day’s business
Handing out individual security cards to jurors at end of day’s business
Receiving and distributing external mail
Providing internal mail services by collecting and delivering mail from and to designated points
Sorting mail for collection by external delivery agencies
Assisting the receptionist by directing and escorting solicitors, witnesses, jurors, parties, etc to the appropriate location within the buildings
Light lifting and carrying
Uplifting confidential waste
Lighting the fires in Parliament Hall
Securely and reliably collect/deliver Judges Bags to/from their home address and the Supreme Court each day
Make sure Judges Court papers and mail are put into the correct bag for delivery
Responsible for the deposit of bag service keys in the safe box after each bag run
Undertake such duties as may reasonably be requested within the scope of the post.
To help direct us towards achieving our purpose successfully, we embrace three key values of respect, service and excellence. These guide our behaviour, decisions and actions - in pursuit of fulfilling our purpose to the highest standard.
Applications and completed assessments will be accepted until 11:59pm on the closing date stated on the advert, Thursday 23 October 2025.
You must have completed the online assessment by this time for your application to be considered
Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 10 November 2025.
To allow prospective candidates to find out more about this unique and exciting role, we will be holding an open evening on Wednesday 8 October 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Supreme Courts, Parliament House (Door 11), Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RQ.
There will be informal presentations at 6:15 and 7:15 in relation to the role and it’s responsibilities.
This event will allow candidates to meet some of the team, discuss the role in more detail, and ask any questions. Colleagues from the Recruitment Team will also be on hand for any recruitment related questions.
The key responsibilities include:
Setting up of Court, including charge of paper and electronic productions and labels
Collection of and putting out the Judge’s bag
Calling cases using the public address system
Maintaining the Judge(s) notebooks and connecting laptop on bench
Presenting list of day’s witnesses to reception
Attending upon the Judge(s) for robing
Escorting the Judge(s) to and from Court
Managing and presenting witnesses
Managing jurors
Operation of the Court Evidence Presentation system
Retrieving and returning case papers from the Offices of Court
Support the process of taking evidence on commission
Travelling on circuit
Introductory and health & safety briefings to new jurors
Maintaining the integrity of the jury and acting as escort
Liaising with Depute Clerk regarding any queries from jurors
Preparing and clearing the jury room each sitting day, including setting out and locking away jury folders
Delivering next day’s menu choice to reception
Stamping citations and informing reception of any juror absence for electronic recording
Accompanying Jurors to outside areas at breaks, lunch hour and end of day’s business
Handing out individual security cards to jurors at end of day’s business
Receiving and distributing external mail
Providing internal mail services by collecting and delivering mail from and to designated points
Sorting mail for collection by external delivery agencies
Assisting the receptionist by directing and escorting solicitors, witnesses, jurors, parties, etc to the appropriate location within the buildings
Light lifting and carrying
Uplifting confidential waste
Lighting the fires in Parliament Hall
Securely and reliably collect/deliver Judges Bags to/from their home address and the Supreme Court each day
Make sure Judges Court papers and mail are put into the correct bag for delivery
Responsible for the deposit of bag service keys in the safe box after each bag run
Undertake such duties as may reasonably be requested within the scope of the post.
To help direct us towards achieving our purpose successfully, we embrace three key values of respect, service and excellence. These guide our behaviour, decisions and actions - in pursuit of fulfilling our purpose to the highest standard.
Applications and completed assessments will be accepted until 11:59pm on the closing date stated on the advert, Thursday 23 October 2025.
You must have completed the online assessment by this time for your application to be considered
Interviews are expected to be held week commencing 10 November 2025.
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