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Administration Officer

Connect2Kent
Posted 22 days ago, valid for 21 days
Location

Maidstone, Kent ME15 8ED, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • Connect2Kent is seeking a Coroners Court Officer to assist in the administrative duties of the Coroner Service for Kent County Council.
  • The role requires a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in office administration and offers a salary of £24,000 per year.
  • Daily responsibilities include liaising with families, managing court reception duties, and ensuring the smooth operation of inquest hearings.
  • Candidates must possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
  • This position offers a 37-hour work week with no weekend shifts, operating Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 17:00.

About Us

Connect2Kent provides a managed service across all sectors providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into Kent County Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

About the Role - Coroners Court Officer

In accordance with the relevant legislation and policies and on behalf of Kent County Council, take a flexible and proactive role in wide ranging administrative duties to assist in the smooth running of the Coroner Service including Treasure and all aspects of court hearings to provide a resilient, high quality, effective and efficient service to the residents of Kent and Medway and place bereaved people at the centre of everything we do.

What is the day-to-day of the role:

  • Work flexibly and collaboratively with the coroner, coroners investigation and court officers, coroners court ushers and court volunteers to effectively deliver continuity of the administrative functions and court duties.
  • Perform a professional family liaison function utilising effective communication skills to initiate contact and respond to all service users.
  • Undertake reception duties at court locations.
  • Act as initial point of contact.
  • Develop effective working with all professional partners.
  • Make all necessary arrangements to ensure smooth running of the inquest hearings in the coroners' court.
  • Undertake general administrative duties.
  • Support the training and induction of new team members.

Required Skills and Qualification

  • Office administration, including document handling and record keeping.
  • Previous experience in a role demanding confidentiality, responsibility, self-motivation and initiative.
  • Written and verbal communication.
  • High attention to detail.
  • Working in a team.
  • Demonstrate well developed self-awareness and understand the specific requirements of a sensitive public facing role.

Benefits

  • No weekend working. 37 hours per week.
  • Monday - Friday 09:00-17:00

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Connect2Kent is a trading style of Commercial Services Kent LTD - A company wholly owned by Kent County Council. Connect2Kent is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.