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

Glasgow and Strathkelvin

Package

Standard SCTS package plus benefits

Date posted

13/10/2025

Job reference

REQ01009



Glasgow Sheriff Court are looking for 2 x Administrative Officers to join their Civil Department on a permanent basis.

1 x position is full time and the other is part time working 21 hours per week. The working pattern is Monday to Friday.

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 civil, solemn and criminal enquiries along with other documents. Creating and updating records on our in-house computer system and data input Producing court documents on our in-house computer systems and data input. Preparing files for court hearings on our in-house computer systems and data input. Assisting court clerks with post court related procedures. General photocopying and filing Accounting for monies in accordance with financial guidelines Dealing with jury queries. Dealing with telephone, counter and email queries.


Additionally you:

will have regular contact with court users, including members of the Judiciary and the legal profession. As such you be required to competently answer queries giving consistent and reliable advice. work within a team with regular management support and will be responsible for your own time. may be required to provide advice to colleagues and carry out limited supervision of others. assist in clearing up of criminal, civil and solemn courts by preparing court minutes/interlocutors, issuing letters, ordering reports and filing papers as necessary


Futher information about the roles and the excellent benefits of working for SCTS can be found on the attched job information pack.

Your application must provide evidence of how you meet the criteria set out in the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the Person Specification in the Job Information Pack.

Applications should be submitted by 11:59pm on Tuesday 28 October 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 Glasgow on 10 and 11 November 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.