Coroners Administration Officer (CAO)

Role Responsibility

This is your chance to play a key support role within the Coroners’ Office for Kent and Medway. You will work under judicial direction to deliver some key administrative support functions and court ushering duties as part of the KCC Coroner Service Team.

Diligent in your approach with a very high level of accuracy, you will work flexibly and collaboratively with the Team to ensure effective and efficient service delivery.

Your ability to multi-task, prioritise and manage competing demands will be matched by your knowledge and experience using keyboard skills, electronic databases and spreadsheets.

Liaising with bereaved families, jurors and other witnesses will also be a vital part of your role.

Fully committed to confidentiality, you will bring a proven track record in an administrative role with a strong customer service element. You will have the communication and negotiation skills and initiative to engage with people suffering emotional distress and facilitate circumstances where cultural or religious observances may be significant.

The position is based in Maidstone and is full-time, 37 hours per week (9am to 5pm Monday to Friday).

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Please Note:

1. Please read the Applicant Information Pack before completing the Application Form.

2. A cv is NOT required for this application and will NOT be reviewed as part of the selection process so include all relevant information in your on-line application form.

3. As part of the recruitment process, shortlisted candidates will be asked to attend an on-line assessment centre the week commencing the 8^th August 2022 and interviews will be the week commencing the 22^nd August. Please note all dates are provisional and subject to change.

Contact Details

For more information about the role, please contact Sian Deller or Samantha Coombes by email:-  CoronerServiceManager@kentgov.uk

About the Company

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds and faiths, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.