Job Description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
As part of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service commitment to equality and diversity, our recruitment system will automatically anonymise your personal information once your application is submitted and a generic application number is generated. The selection panel will only see the evidence you have provided on how you meet the key capabilities required for the job. Please check your details carefully and answer all required questions as this may affect any potential employment with us.

Salary

From 26,739 per annum

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Region

South Strathclyde Dumfries and Galloway

Package

Full SCTS benefits package

Date posted

24/09/2025

Job reference

REQ00999



Hamilton Sheriff Court have opportunities for 2 x Administrative Officers to join them on a full time permanent basis.

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 roles will be based in either the Criminal/Civil or Cash teams on rotation and some key responsibilites include:

To ensure correspondence, counter enquires and telephone calls are replied to in line with the SCTS standards of service.

To ensure that the national/job related targets are met.

Processing and distributing incoming mail.

General photocopying and filing.

Processing fine payments and accounting for monies in accordance with financial guidelines.

Have regular contact with a range of court users, including members of the public, members of the Judiciary and the legal profession. As such you will be required to competently answer queries giving consistent and reliable advice.

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 Friday 10 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 Hamilton on 21 and 22 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.