Job Description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
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Salary

From 26,739 per annum

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Region

Tayside, Central and Fife

Package

Standard SCTS package

Date posted

29/08/2025

Job reference

REQ00976



Both Dundee and Forfar Sheriff Court are looking for adminstatifve officers to join their team on a full time basis.

Forfar has 1 permanent role and Dundee has 2 permanent roles and 1 fixed term maternity cover for 9 months.

There is also an expectation that you will be rotated to either court from your base court to cover.

Administrative Officers carry out a variety of general administrative duties to progress cases through the court or provide support to other functions within the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service.

The Key Responsibilities

To undertake a number of general administrative duties including:

Processing and distributing incoming mail to colleagues which comprises of writs, summonses, simplified divorces, enquiries and other documents. Creating and updating records on our in-house computer system and data input Producing court documents Preparing files for court hearings General photocopying and filing Dealing with numerical calculations Accounting for monies in accordance with financial guidelines Undertake light portering duties as required


Further information about the roles , the essential criteria and the benefits of working for SCTS can be found on the attached job information pack. Guidance on the suitability assessment is also attached.

Applications should be submittied by 11:59pm on Tuesday 16 September 2025. You should also ensure you give yourself enough time to complete the suitability assessment by the closing deadline. If you dont receive your link within 30 minutes of your application please contact the recruitment team at recruitment@scotcourts.gov.uk

Interviews are expected to be held in Dundee on 1, 2 and 3 October 2025.

The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service is exempt from the protections of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). This permits us to ask applicants details of both spent and unspent convictions, along with details of any formal cautions that you may have. Individuals without existing security clearance will always be considered as all successful applicants will require a standard level Disclosure check completed before employment can commence.

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service recruitment processes are underpinned by the recruitment principles of the Civil Service Commissioner, which outline that selection for appointment be made on merit on the basis of fair and open competition - Recruitment - Civil Service Commission (independent.gov.uk)

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the values in the Civil Service Code and/or if you feel the recruitment has been conducted in such a way that conflicts with the Civil Service Commissioner's Recruitment Principles, you can make a complaint, by contacting us at recruitment@scotcourts.gov.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner.