Swindon Magistrates Court Admin Officer

Brook Street; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Brook Street is seeking an Administrative Officer (AO) at Swindon Magistrates Court to provide essential administrative support across court processes. You will handle documents accurately, maintain records, and support day-to-day office activities in a busy court environment.

The role is full-time with hybrid working and a pay rate of £13.25 per hour, reflecting the responsibilities and location in Swindon.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and a dependable approach to completing tasks correctly.
• Comfortable working in an environment where confidentiality and professionalism matter.
• Good organisational skills—able to prioritise and manage your workload effectively.
• Clear, professional communication skills, with an ability to build rapport respectfully.
• A proactive mindset and willingness to learn and follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support across court processes, ensuring information is handled accurately and professionally
• Prepare, check and manage documents to a high standard of quality and consistency
• Maintain clear records and support efficient retrieval of information when required
• Support day-to-day office activities, working calmly under routine pressure
• Communicate appropriately with relevant parties, following agreed processes and standards

Skills

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Proactive mindset

Job description

Administrative Officer (AO) x1 - Swindon Magistrates Court
Location: Swindon. Location & Building: Swindon Magistrates Court, Princes Street, Swindon, SN1 2JB
Working Days / Hours: 9 - 5
Working Pattern: fulltime/hybrid
Pay Rate: £13.25

If you're organised, confident with paperwork and committed to delivering accurate administrative support, we'd like to hear from you. Our Client is hiring for a reputed client to join the team at Swindon Magistrates Court, helping keep essential day-to-day processes running smoothly.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide administrative support across court processes, ensuring information is handled accurately and professionally
• Prepare, check and manage documents to a high standard of quality and consistency
• Maintain clear records and support efficient retrieval of information when required
• Support day-to-day office activities, working calmly under routine pressure
• Communicate appropriately with relevant parties, following agreed processes and standards

What you'll bring:

• Strong attention to detail and a dependable approach to completing tasks correctly
• Comfortable working in an environment where confidentiality and professionalism matter
• Good organisational skills-able to prioritise and manage your workload effectively
• Clear, professional communication skills, with an ability to build rapport respectfully
• A proactive mindset and willingness to learn and follow procedures

Additional information:

• This is a crucial administrative role supporting the smooth running of a busy court environment

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to contact candidates who have been selected to progress to the next stage of the recruitment process. If you have not heard from us within 1 week of your application, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion. We encourage you to keep an eye on our current vacancies and welcome applications for any future roles that match your skills and experience.

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