37159 - Administrative Officer - Surrey and Sussex

£18,884 - £22,905 salary will depend on location
17
12 Months
South East
Brighton and Hove , Guildford , Hastings , Horsham , Staines , Worthing
Brighton County, BN2 0RF, BRIGHTON MAGISTRATES BRIGHTON, BN2 0LG, Guildford County, GU1 4PS, GUILDFORD CROWN GUILDFORD, GU1 4ST, GUILDFORD MAGISTRATES' COURT OFFICE PO BOX GUILDFORD, GU1 4QB, GUILDFORD MAGISTRATES GUILDFORD, GU1 4PS, Hastings County, TN34 1QX, HASTINGS MAGISTRATES HASTINGS, TN34 1ED, HORSHAM MAGISTRATES HORSHAM, RH12 2ET, Staines County, TW18 1XH, STAINES MAGISTRATES STAINES, TW18 1XH, Worthing County, BN11 1JD, WORTHING MAGISTRATES WORTHING, BN11 1JE, The Law Courts, Hurst Road, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 2ET
AO
E
Fixed Term
Up to 30th June 2021
Full Time, Part Time/Job Share, Flexible Working
Operational Delivery

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce and pride ourselves as being an employer of choice. To find out more about how we champion diversity and inclusion in the workplace, visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice/about/equality-and-diversity

These positions are available for external applicants as well as existing civil servants on level transfer or promotion. New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.

Background:

HMCTS is working hard to ensure our justice system is accessible to all during these unprecedented times. We’re focusing on priority cases, changing working practices and introducing new procedures to minimise risks to the judiciary, staff and all those who use our courts and tribunals.

The need for additional resource across our courts and tribunals services to support our response to Coronavirus (Covid-19) is expanding quickly and we are urgently looking for Administrative Officers in various locations across England and Wales to undertake key customer service and administrative duties. These opportunities will be based within one of our many courts and tribunals buildings, and require people to be flexible to work within buildings or remotely as required.

You can learn more about the courts and tribunals planning and preparation for Coronavirus (Covid-19) here:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-courts-and-tribunals-planning-and-preparation

We are looking for highly motivated administrative staff with excellent customer service skills that want to join us on this challenge to ensure our world leading justice system continues to serve and meet the publics needs and expectations. We need resilient, resourceful and adaptable people to support us on this journey.

The Role:

Administrative Officers are 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. Some positions will require post holders to have regular contact with court / tribunal users, including members of the Judiciary and the legal profession. Administrative Officers work as part of a flexible team with regular management support. Post holders will be expected to undertake a range of the functions and responsibilities specified and are responsible for their own time.

Whilst the post holder will be allocated to a specific office base, there may be a need for flexibility to work on an ad hoc basis at other local HMCTS offices.

Essential Skills and Criteria:

  • Experience of working in an administrative role in a customer focussed environment
  • Proficient with IT and Microsoft Software packages
  • Excellent communication and organisational skills

Application Process:

To apply for this position please complete the online application form, ensuring you include a 250-word statement of suitability against the Essential Skills and Criteria (above) and each of the following Success Profile Behaviours (Level 1):

  • Managing a Quality Service
  • Working Together
  • Making Effective Decisions

Further information on Success Profiles and the required standards for this post (Level 1) can be found at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/success-profiles

Appointments will be made on written applications. If selected we will try to match your selected location preferences but if vacancies are not available in those we may offer alternative nearby locations. Please note, dependent on volumes of applications received the sift stage may be based on your statement of suitability and the lead behaviour, which is Managing a Quality Service. A Merit List of applicants meeting the required criteria may be kept for up to 12 months.

Working Hours

The primary focus of the opportunity you have applied for, is to meet the initial operational recovery demands brought on by COVID-19. Due to the nature of the work, we may require the flexibility for you to work hours that meet the operational demands of the current workload. This could require you to work 5 days over 6, Monday to Saturday, excluding Sundays. This could also include a shift pattern to work hours up to 8pm in the evening as required. Any day you work will not exceed 7.24 hours so if you were asked to work later then you would start your day in accordance with the daily hours limit.

Should you be required to work a shift pattern, either from the beginning of your contract or at a later stage, we will discuss this with you in advance and you will be given the opportunity to express a preference at this point.

Once you have commenced work on your assigned hours, these will be kept under review and should there need to vary the arrangement, you will be given reasonable notice of the change.

Fixed Term Appointment

This appointment will be made on a fixed term basis, initially until 31st March 2021. There may be scope for extending, this will be reviewed in early 2021.

Locations:

Roles are available in the following locations. Please select your prefrred locations at application stage, using the drop down facility:

Hastings, Worthing, Horsham, Brighton Mags, Guildford Mags, Guildford County, Staines, Guildford Crown, Brighton County

 

 

Working Arrangements & Further Information

Some of MoJ’s terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made.

Flexible working hours

The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices.

Benefits

The MoJ offers a range of benefits:

Annual Leave

Annual leave is 25 days on appointment and will increase to 30 days after five years’ service.

There is also a scheme to allow qualifying staff to buy or sell up to three days leave each year. Additional paid time off for public holidays and 1 privilege day. Leave for part-time and job share posts will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Pension

The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes, giving you the flexibility to choose the pension that suits you best.

Training

The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development and offers an extensive range of training and development opportunities.

Support

  • A range of ‘Family Friendly’ policies such as opportunities to work reduced hours or job share.
  • Access to flexible benefits such as voluntary benefits,retail vouchers and discounts on a range of goods and services.
  • For any moves across the Civil Service may have implications on your ability to carry on claiming childcare vouchers
  • Paid paternity, adoption and maternity leave.
  • Free annual sight tests for employees who use computer screens.

Networks

The opportunity to join employee-run networks that have been established to provide advice and support and to enable the views of employees from minority groups to be expressed direct to senior management. There are currently networks for employees of minority ethnic origin, employees with disabilities, employees with caring responsibilities, women employees, and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles. Should you feel that the recruitment process has breached the recruitment principles you are able to raise a formal complaint in the following order

1-     To Shared Service Connected Ltd (0845 241 5358 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or e mail Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com);

2-     To Ministry of Justice Resourcing (resourcing-services@justice.gov.uk);

3-     To the Civil Service Commission (details available here)

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.

There is a guaranteed interview scheme (GIS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Grading Structure Review

The Ministry of Justice is currently undergoing a review of posts which are currently graded at Band A to realign our grading structure with the majority of the wider Civil Service.

Posts advertised at Band A may be graded at either Grade 6 or Grade 7 once the review has taken place.  

Candidates will be appointed based on sift assessment

29/09/2020, 23:55 hours.

If you require any assistance please call 0845 241 5359 (Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm) or email Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com Please quote the job reference - 37159.

To apply for roles in MOJ you will need to confirm your employment history for at least 3 years prior to the date of application so that pre-employment checks (BPSS) can be undertaken. If you have spent significant time abroad (a total of 6 months in the past 3 years) you would be required to give a reasonable account of the reasons why. 

For some roles you will be required to successfully complete National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorism (CTC), Security Clearance (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV) level as a condition of appointment. To meet CTC/SC/DV requirements you will normally need to have been resident in the UK for at least 3/5/10 years prior to the date of application (The level of checks that are required are stated in the advert).

If you do not meet the above requirements, you may still be considered if, for example:

  • You've been serving overseas with HM Forces or in some other official capacity as a representative of HM Government
  • You were studying abroad
  • You were living overseas with parents

In such cases you will need to be able to provide referee cover for the period(s) of residence overseas. The duration of overseas residence and the country of abode will also be taken into account.

Success Profiles will enable a fairer and more inclusive method of recruitment by enabling us to assess the range of experiences, abilities, strengths, behaviours and technical/professional skills required for different roles. This flexible approach to recruitment focuses more on finding the right candidate for the specific role. To find out more about Success Profiles to support your application please click here for further guidance.

In the event that we receive a large volume of applications we reserve the right to conduct the sift based on one lead behaviour. The chosen lead behaviour for this campaign is Managing a Quality Service.
if you feel that your application has not been treated in line with the Civil Service Recruitment Principles, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance

We have provided detail of the assessment stages and areas being assessed to help you prepare for completing your application form, and to advise of what will be assessed following this, if you successfully pass the application stage.


Application form stage assessments

Behaviours
Managing a Quality Service - 250 word limit
Working Together - 250 word limit
Making Effective Decisions - 250 word limit
Experience
Statement of Suitability - 250 word limit
A sift based on the lead behaviour, Managing a Quality Service, may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, where all behaviours will then be considered.

Interview stage assessments

There is 1 interview stage for this vacancy.

A Great Place to Work for Veterans

The "Making the Civil Service a Great Place to work for veterans" initiative includes a guaranteed interview scheme to those who meet the minimum criteria to provide eligible former members of the Armed Forces with opportunities to secure rewarding jobs. Allowing veterans to continue to serve their country, and to bring highly skilled individuals with a broad range of experience into the Civil Service in an environment, which recognises and values your previous service in the Armed Forces.
For further details about the initiative and eligibility requirements visit : https://www.gov.uk/government/news/making-the-civil-service-a-great-place-to-work-for-veterans

Redeployment Interview Scheme

Civil Service departments are expected to explore redeployment opportunities before making an individual redundant. The MoJ are committed, as part of the Redeployment Interview Scheme, to providing opportunities to those who are 'at risk of redundancy'.

MoJ are able to offer an interview to eligible candidates who meet the minimum selection criteria, except in a limited number of campaigns. Candidate's will not be eligible for the Redeployment Interview Scheme if they are applying on promotion.

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) https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

· 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules

This Vacancy is closed to applications.