Relief Usher

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: SC4 (£29,346 – £30,630 Pro rata)
Work location: H M Coroners Court, 29 Wood Street, Barnet, EN5 4BE
Hours per week: Casual (as and when) 
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 1st June 2025 at 23:59

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

Join our dedicated team at the Coroner’s Court as a casual Relief Usher, where you will play an essential role in ensuring the smooth operation of inquests and Pre-Inquest Review Hearings (PIRH). In this position, you will be responsible for preparing courtrooms, assisting with the setup of hearings, and ensuring everything is in place for proceedings to run efficiently. You will welcome and support attendees, carry out ushering and jury bailiff duties, and help manage recording equipment and virtual meeting software to facilitate hearings. This is a casual role, available on an as-needed basis, offering flexibility while contributing to the important work of the Coroner’s Court.

About the team

Our team provides a respectful, efficient, and professional service to all those involved in the inquest process. We recognise the importance of handling sensitive situations with empathy and care, particularly when supporting bereaved families. Professionalism, compassion, and clear communication are at the heart of our work. We collaborate to ensure proceedings are well-organised and run smoothly, prioritising attention to detail while remaining adaptable to changing circumstances. Our commitment to maintaining a high-quality service allows us to uphold the integrity of the inquest process and provide support when it is needed most.

About you

You are a confident and articulate public speaker who can engage effectively with a range of audiences. Your ability to manage workloads and balance conflicting priorities enables you to stay organised and focused, even in demanding situations. You have strong IT skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and case management software, and you excel at troubleshooting technical issues efficiently. Working in high-pressure environments comes naturally to you, and you handle conflict with professionalism and discretion. Security and confidentiality are fundamental to your approach, and you are committed to delivering exceptional customer care. Your flexibility in adapting to different work schedules and locations, along with your excellent communication and teamwork skills, makes you a valuable asset in this role.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.    Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.     Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk