Permanent, Part Time - 18.5 hours per week - will need to be flexible in these hours due to court listings.
Are you looking for a rewarding role supporting a vital judicial process and assisting people at what can be a very difficult time in their lives?
The Avon Coroner’s Court is pleased to offer a rare opportunity to join our prestigious team of Court Ushers.
This unique role will see you complete a range of court-based, administrative and support duties, including completing pre-inquest tasks to ensure the scheduled inquests can proceed, supporting bereaved persons and other visitors to the court, quickly and accurately understanding and solving day-to-day issues arising from a wide range of sources, and operating the court audio-visual and recording systems.
We expect exceptional service for all our service users, who reflect the different backgrounds and cultures of the community across the former Avon area.
You will work closely with the Coroner Support Team, Coroner’s Officers and the Senior, Area and Assistant Coroners to ensure the smooth running, status and dignity of the court.
You must have experience of working directly with the public in a frontline role, possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and be able to operate technical audio recording equipment.
Why Bristol City Council?
At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation. For the majority of our roles hybrid working arrangements are available, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice - mixing both home and office working.
Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including flexible working and flexitime, membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.
How do I apply?
If you share our values and are ready to be part of our exciting journey please select the apply button below.
To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.
We're a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We'll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.
Interested?
For further information please contact Natalie Legg, Inquest and Coroner Support Supervisor on 01275 461920 or email [email protected].
Bristol City Council strives to have a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, we are therefore committed to ensuring diversity in our hiring process. We welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Young people, Black and racially minoritised and Disabled candidates who are currently under-represented within this Service of Bristol City Council. Appointments will be made on merit.
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