Admin Officer

Ministry of Justice · Preston, England

Admin Officer at Ministry of Justice, based in Preston, England. This is a permanent role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Preston, England
Contract
Permanent
Posted
7 hours ago
Closes
30 Oct 2026
Sector
NHS Admin

Reference BBBH448578_1790779006

About the role


Admin Officer
Location: Leyland, PR26-8LW Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Pay rate: £12.86ph


If you're organised, calm under pressure, and enjoy keeping things running smoothly behind the scenes, this is a brilliant opportunity. Hiring for an Admin Officer, Our Client is looking for someone who can support managers and frontline teams with accurate administration, clear communication, and timely reporting-making a real difference to day-to-day operations at HMP Wymott.


What you'll be doing:
* Keep records for your area of work organised, up to date and accurate
* Act as a key contact point for team communications-prioritising and directing messages to the right person or department
* Complete monitoring returns and collate information relating to Service Delivery Indicators (SDIs)
* Input requisitions onto the finance database and process them for your defined area of work
* Prepare paperwork for manager checks, completing initial checks as required
* Coordinate awareness sessions for your area of work
* Correspond with relevant stakeholders and agencies to ensure information is shared appropriately
* Maintain and check establishment databases, filing systems and logs, working to agreed timescales and producing reports when needed
* Act as secretary to meetings-organising agendas, taking and distributing minutes, and ensuring action points are followed up


What you'll bring:
* Confidence in spoken communication in English (and where specified in Wales, Welsh)
* A quality-focused approach with strong attention to detail
* The ability to manage multiple admin tasks and deadlines efficiently
* A collaborative, supportive working style-communicating clearly with managers, teams and external stakeholders


Additional information:
* This is a non-operational role with no line management responsibilities
* Depending on the area of work, the role may involve contact with prisoners
* All candidates are subject to security and identity checks prior to starting
* External candidates will complete a probation period of 6 months


If you're successful in your application an Enhanced DBS will be required as part of the on-boarding checks with Brook Street.
Ready to bring structure, accuracy and positive energy to a busy team? Apply now to be considered for this Leyland-based administration role.

Brook Street is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all candidates who are veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel, and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy.

As a Disability Confident Leader, and holder of the Gold Award status from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, Brook Street, as a supplier to the Public Sector Resourcing Framework (PSR), will offer you a guaranteed interview with a PSR Sourcer.

Should you identify as a candidate with a disability and/or as a veteran or spouse/partner of military personnel and meet all the essential criteria for the role, we encourage you to reach out to us via the Brook Street website. Here you will find a link to register your interest and state the role that you are interested in. We are committed to engaging with you.

In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses/partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, Brook Street will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Reference: BBBH448578_1790779006 · Posted 7 hours ago · Closes 30 Oct 2026 · Listed via Ministry of Justice

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