Crown Court Clerk (FTC) - Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court (Ref: 11504)

HM Courts and Tribunals Service; Chichester; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A government judicial service in Chichester is seeking a Crown Court Clerk to ensure court hearings run effectively. Candidates must be confident communicators, capable of public speaking in court, and skilled in producing accurate documentation. Successful applicants will receive a salary of £29,303 along with a Civil Service pension. The role allows for flexible working patterns.

Benefits

Civil Service pension contribution

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working options

Annual leave and public holidays

Qualifications

• Able to speak publicly in a courtroom.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Ability to complete documents accurately and to deadlines.
• Proficient in IT and adaptive to different technologies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth running of Crown Court sittings.
• Produce time-critical documentation accurately.
• Liaise professionally with various court participants.
• Manage multiple tasks in a high-pressure environment.

Skills

Public speaking

Excellent communication

Organizational skills

Ability to meet deadlines

IT proficiency

Job description

Overview

Our Crown Court Clerks are essential to ensure Crown Court hearings run smoothly. They have the self-assurance to speak in court, communicate confidently with the Judge and all participants and the skill to produce accurate and timely Court documents. Our Crown Court Clerk training programme provides a structured yet flexible approach to building the skills required to perform this vital role.

Additional information for applicants

MoJ employees may apply for Flexible Temporary Appointments (FTA) opportunities in MoJ that are advertised at a higher grade than their current substantive grade. Where an employee accepts an FTA on promotion, this promotion will be temporary, and the employee will revert to their substantive grade upon return to their home business area, as per the loan policy for OGD loans. Before applying, employees must seek approval from their line managers to ensure they can be released for the duration of the FTA and can return to their substantive role at the end. If there is no role available at the end of the FTA, the employee will be subject to redeployment and potentially redundancy procedures.

Loans/Detached Duty
The terms of the loan or detached duty will be agreed between the home and host department and the Civil Servant (candidate). This includes grade on return. Prior agreement to be released on a loan or detached duty basis should be obtained before commencing the application process.

Skilled Worker Visa
This role is not eligible for new Skilled Worker visas in accordance with the current immigration rules. From 22 July 2025, the Government introduced changes to the Skilled Worker visa route. The department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place. If you are applying for this role and you have not held a Skilled Worker visa prior to the 22 July 2025 changes, 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. You can read more about Skilled Worker visas and the eligibility criteria here.

Selection process

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Leadership
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.

More information about the MOJ recruitment process

Security and nationality

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard checks.

Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals; nationals of the Republic of Ireland; nationals of Commonwealth countries with the right to work in the UK; nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS); nationals who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under EUSS; individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020; Turkish nationals and certain family members with accrued right to work in the Civil Service. Further information on nationality requirements is available.

Role requirements and responsibilities

This is a unique position at the heart of justice. It requires high emotional resilience, the ability to understand and be sensitive to many, sometimes difficult, issues, and a non-judgemental approach to our service users. You'll be:

• An active listener and confident communicator; able to speak publicly in court and liaise with the Judge, defence, prosecution, media, members of the public and others regarding complex and sensitive matters in a calm and professional manner.
• A real team player, working with the clerking team to ensure the smooth running of all Crown Courts sittings daily, able to intervene in Court when required and maximise judicial sitting time.
• Experienced in producing exact and time-critical documentation; able to take verdicts, conduct arraignments, produce Court orders and record hearing outcomes accurately and efficiently.
• Resilient, keen to learn and able to multi-task; familiar with working within process and IT skills to adapt to new systems and technologies as the service invests in digital solutions.

Your skills and experience

• Able to speak publicly in a court room environment.
• Excellent communication, organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to complete documents accurately and to deadlines.
• IT proficient with the ability to learn and adapt to different technologies and software packages.

Benefits and working pattern

This role offers a salary of £29,303 with a Civil Service Pension scheme contribution of £8,489. HM Courts & Tribunals Service provides a range of benefits including learning and development opportunities, flexible working options, inclusive culture, a Civil Service pension with employer contribution of 28.97%, annual leave, public holidays, and season ticket advance. For more information about benefits, please review the Candidate Information Page below.

New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum. These operational roles are customer facing and office-based. Standard full-time hours are 37 per week. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing patterns, where they meet role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ's Flexible Working policy.

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