Salary £15,807 to £16,491
Casual post
Based in Crawley
Interview date: 12th June 2017

You will work as part of a small team which is dedicated to providing support to the West Sussex Coroner. This primarily takes the form of ushering at inquests at the Coroner’s Court in Crawley and liaising with Coroner's Officers as required. This role also supports the Registrations Service which is a provider of front line services to West Sussex residents at the time of key events in their lives such as the registration of births and deaths. The Ceremonies Team delivers civil ceremonies and citizenship ceremonies and some ushering at ceremonies is also part of this role. During the busy ceremony season you may be called upon to work some weekends.

This position is a Support Assistant and you will assist the Coroner's Support Officers and Registration Officers in the performance of their duties, thus contributing to the provision of a high quality Coroner's service and civil registration service to the residents of West Sussex and the wider public, ensuring local community needs are met.

This role involves undertaking such tasks as preparing the Coroner’s Court or ceremony room for business at the start of inquests and ceremonies, meeting and greeting attendees, ensuring that attendees are at ease and know where to go and what to do. This role requires a high level of interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure. There may be regular telephone contact with colleagues, other departments and customers which requires good communication skills.

It is important to be able to work to deadlines in relation to all aspects of the work in order to meet the needs of the Service. You will also need to work on your own initiative in order to ensure a high level of customer service when unexpected enquiries or problems arise.