Administrative Officer

Admin Officer (AO)
Location: London E14 2BE
Pay rate: £15.59 per hour
FULLY OFFICE BASED
If you're an organised, reliable administrator who enjoys making things run smoothly behind the scenes, our client is hiring for an Admin Officer role within a busy government setting. It's a Monday-Friday position offering a steady schedule, structured training, and the chance to support court and tribunal activity where accuracy and professionalism matter.

What you'll be doing:
* Prepare papers, files and documents for court, tribunals, hearings and meetings
* Produce standard court/tribunal documents, letters, correspondence, minutes, notes and reports in line with guidelines
* Maintain and update records on an in-house computer system, ensuring accurate data input
* Support post opening, dispatch, photocopying and filing
* Organise meeting rooms, booking arrangements, agendas, handouts and joining instructions
* Carry out clerking duties across civil and family courts, tribunals and hearings-keeping papers and materials up to date
* Support listing and rota management, check files and assist court users through enquiries (face to face, by phone and in writing)
* Process casework administration such as court orders, claims, fines and fees, legal aid (ensuring correct outcomes and documentation)
* Check and verify documents, records, accounts, claims and returns for approval and quality standards
* Assemble information for daily Team Information Board (TIB) meetings and contribute to maintaining timely, productive sessions
* Complete basic calculations and straightforward reporting, including statistical and financial processing where needed
* Provide customer-focused service with a helpful, "right first time" approach

What you'll bring:
* Strong admin experience with a genuine eye for detail and accuracy
* Confidence handling records, documents and timelines in a busy environment
* Clear communication skills-professional with the public, judiciary and wider stakeholders
* A team mindset: willing to support colleagues, cross-check work and solve problems together
* Comfort working to workload targets for throughput and accuracy
* Ability to complete basic statistical analysis and carry out straightforward calculations

Additional information:
* Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm (37 hours per week)
* Training provided in the first two weeks
* Assignment starting ASAP, currently up to 31/03/2027 with the possibility of extension
* Clearance: Basic DBS - provided by Brook Street

If you're ready to bring your administration skills to a role where your accuracy and professionalism directly support day-to-day court processes, apply today. Our client is keen to review candidates as soon as checks are complete.

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.