Administrative Officer
| Posting date: | 23 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £27,809 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 January 2026 |
| Location: | Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ01060 |
Summary
The Key Responsibilities
To undertake a number of general administrative duties including:
• Processing and distributing incoming mail to colleagues which comprises of writs, summonses, simplified divorces, enquiries and other documents.
• Creating and updating records on our in-house computer system and data input
• Producing court documents
• Preparing files for court hearings
• General photocopying and filing
• Dealing with numerical calculations
• Accounting for monies in accordance with financial guidelines
• undertake light portering duties as required
Additionally you:
• will have regular contact with court users, including members of the Judiciary and the legal profession. As such you be required to competently answer queries giving consistent and reliable advice.
• work within a team with regular management support and will be responsible for your own time.
• may be required to provide advice to colleagues and carry out limited supervision of others.
• assist with preparing statistical information and other returns to ensure standards of work meet the agreed level.
• assist in clearing up of criminal courts by preparing court minutes, issuing letters, ordering reports and filing complaints as necessary.
• process and enter fine payments onto computer system and reconcile at month end.
To undertake a number of general administrative duties including:
• Processing and distributing incoming mail to colleagues which comprises of writs, summonses, simplified divorces, enquiries and other documents.
• Creating and updating records on our in-house computer system and data input
• Producing court documents
• Preparing files for court hearings
• General photocopying and filing
• Dealing with numerical calculations
• Accounting for monies in accordance with financial guidelines
• undertake light portering duties as required
Additionally you:
• will have regular contact with court users, including members of the Judiciary and the legal profession. As such you be required to competently answer queries giving consistent and reliable advice.
• work within a team with regular management support and will be responsible for your own time.
• may be required to provide advice to colleagues and carry out limited supervision of others.
• assist with preparing statistical information and other returns to ensure standards of work meet the agreed level.
• assist in clearing up of criminal courts by preparing court minutes, issuing letters, ordering reports and filing complaints as necessary.
• process and enter fine payments onto computer system and reconcile at month end.
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