Court Usher & Admin Assistant

Job Category : Legal

Location : Courthouse Street (Coroners), Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start  

Start Time : 08:00

End Time :  16:00
Salary: £12.85

Support the Coroner’s Service Manager and the administrative team to deliver an

efficient service to all service users

What you will deliver:

1. Provide Court Usher assistance to support the Coroner in the smooth running of

Inquests.

2. Chaperone visitors attending Inquests, ensuring that they understand the Court

proceedings and deal with any queries that may arise (this will involve communicating with

the relevant Coroner’s Officer).

3. Manage the Court Recording System and Remote Attendance (TEAMS) system.

4. Assist the Coroner with swearing in witnesses.

5. Assist the Coroner with Inquest Openings.

6. Create and distribute TEAMS links for remote attendance.



The Knowledge/Qualifications and Experience sections describe what is required in terms of the technical ability that is needed to do this job successfully.

The Competencies section describes the kinds of non-technical skills, abilities and personal

characteristics that the ideal person for this particular role would have. The competencies describe

how that person would ideally work with other people and how they would approach their

responsibilities.

The Special Conditions and Professional Requirements section describes any other qualities

appropriate to the particular circumstances associated with this role.

Knowledge / Education:

Essential Desirable

Excellent knowledge of IT packages, in

particular Microsoft Office

Experience:

Essential Desirable

Experience of working in an office

environment.

Experience of working in a similarenvironment e.g. Court Service, legal office,