Job Description

Working as part of a flexible team, the post holder will be expected to undertake a range of the functions and responsibilities specified. It is not intended that each post will be responsible for the full range of duties.

Key responsibilities

• Preparing papers and files for court.
• Collection of financial impositions imposed by the court.
• Enforcement of financial impositions using designated Fines Officer Powers.
• General photocopying and filing.
• Creating and updating records on in-house computer system and data input.
• Post opening and dispatch.
• Booking, preparing and organizing meeting rooms, supporting training courses and other group activities.
• Preparing meeting agenda, joining instructions, handouts etc.
• Standard letters and correspondence, minutes, notes, reports, submissions etc, according to guidelines and instructions.
• Conducting Means Interviews with defendant mainly over the phone but face to face in some instances.
• Assisting at Enforcement Courts and hearings, ensuring papers and materials are available and up to date.
• Contacting relevant parties, scheduling, serving court documents, executing a range of warrants, collecting fines and fees etc.
• Handling counter (face to face), written and telephone enquiries.
• To work as a team to ensure TIB (Team Information Board) meetings are relevant, timely and productive.
• To work as a team to problem solve, to assess the impact of new SOPS, to contribute to small projects.
• Including standard documentation and information, court orders, claims, fines, fees, maintenance and fixed penalty tickets.
• Resulting courts accurately, interpreting accurately the information required on a court file.
• To work to workload targets in terms of throughput and accuracy.
• Documents, records, accounts, claims and returns for approval, results, statistics, plans etc. against criteria, regulations or procedures.
• Ensuring compliance and administration documentation meet quality standards.
• Role holders may be required to cross check and validate work completed by colleagues.
• For returns, results, accounts, statements, warrants, statistical analysis, reports etc.
• Work may require interpretation of source materials, preparation of files, obtaining updates.
• Role holders will need to modify and adjust information and make decisions to allow work to be completed.
• Role holders will need to collect and assemble information to prepare for and run the daily TIB meeting, as required.
• Produce basic statistical analysis reports and where required, process financial information.
• Checking the work of others, updating records, assessing the value of goods and/or property, reconciling accounts, preparing invoices, information gathering and running straightforward reports.
• Communicate and work with Enforcement Delivery Managers, Judiciary, Magistracy, Cluster Staff, and other internal and external stakeholders, suppliers and customers to collect information, check facts, communicate or enforce judicial decisions, give advice on the completion of forms or court procedures etc and provide excellent customer service.
• To deliver a helpful, prompt, polite and “right first time” service to our internal and external customers.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities