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Court officers

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
Glasgow, Scotland
Full time
3 weeks ago
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

£25,555 per annum

Contractual hours

35

Basis

Full time

Region

Glasgow and Strathkelvin

Package

Standard SCTS package

Date posted

28/07/2025

Job reference

REQ00953


Are you interested in contributing to supporting justice and being an integral part of the courts? One of our busiest courts, Glasgow Sheriff Court have opportunities for Court officers on a permanent and fixed term basis.

There is 1 x full time permanent role and 4 x full time fixed term for a period of 6 months with the possibility of extension.

The main role of the Court Officers is to prepare their court, escort the Sheriff to/from court and attend to the Sheriff’s requirements in court. Court Officers assist in ensuring their court is conducted in an orderly manner, working closely with the Clerk, Police Officer and GEOAmey to ensure the decorum and efficiency of the court is maintained. They are responsible for productions in court and they also collect witnesses from the witness rooms and bring them into court. They have a great involvement in the use of Court Information Technology during proceedings and liaise with other Court users of the court you would be based in.

Key resonsibilities include:

  • Undertakes reception duties, providing a high quality service by dealing effectively with incoming phone calls, court users and contractors.
  • Checks in witnesses attending court and directs to appropriate witness rooms and liaises with Witness Services as required.

  • Responsible for the management of jurors and seclusion of the jurors when considering their verdict.

  • Opens and closes the court building when necessary.
  • Undertakes general duties within court, including calling of witnesses, handling of productions, escorting the Sheriff to and from court, liaising with witnesses and jurors as required to keep them informed of the ongoing proceedings and assisting with CCTV evidence cases.
  • Helps to ensure security and appropriate standards of behaviour are maintained within the court building.
  • Carries out administrative support duties to assist the smooth running of the court offices, including filing, photocopying and distributing internal court papers.
  • Messenger duties including collecting DX, Legal Post and General Post Office mail daily. Collects office mail and prepares for onward delivery to the appropriate service providers.
  • To obtain reference books from the library for the Sheriffs or officials during the Court proceedings.
  • To undertake light portering duties as required
  • Update court reference guides
  • Responsible for the seclusion of the jurors when considering their verdict
  • Set up audio/visual equipment and screens for cases with vulnerable witnesses
  • Opening up buildings
  • Reporting maintenance requirements


Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm on Sunday 17 August 2025.
You must also complete the suitability assessment by this deadline. If you do not receive your link within 30 minutes of your application please contact [email protected]

Interviews are expected to take place 28 and 29 August and 1 September in Glasgow.


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 [email protected] in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive you can contact the Civil Service Commissioner.
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