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Team Leader

On-site in This position is based at NORTHAMPTON COMBINED NORTHAMPTON·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 11 Oct)

Overview

Job details

  • £29,303 - £31,061 a year

    Gross, as stated in the ad.

    About £2,050 - £2,160 a month after tax.

  • Full-time

    Per the ad.

  • Apply by Friday 16 October

    The date the employer’s listing closes.

Requirements

  • Work on-site in This position is based at NORTHAMPTON COMBINED NORTHAMPTON

    No relocation package mentioned.

Benefits

  • 28.97% employer pension

    Paid in by the employer, per the ad. The legal minimum is 3%.

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

· Ability to lead and develop others to have the skills, confidence and experience to thrive in their role.

· Strong organisational skills to prioritise, plan, allocate and manage work to deliver outstanding service.

· Excellent communication skills. Able to establish and maintain trusted relationships with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.

· Able to manage difficult and challenging situations and resolve problems swiftly and professionally.

· Confident in analysing data to make informed decisions to improve and maintain performance.

· Ability to use IT and learn new systems.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

£29,303 - £31,061

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Alongside your salary of £29,303, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £8,489 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

  • Access to learning and development
  • A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
  • A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
  • A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
  • Annual Leave
  • Public Holidays
  • Season Ticket Advance

Our HMCTS Leadership Development offer will build your confidence and capability as a leader. From bite-sized learning and interactive workshops to deeper insights through our Accountability & Decision-Making framework, we'll equip you to lead with impact, inspire your teams, and drive performance across the organisation.

If you are interested in developing your career in a role with real purpose, apply today.

Visa & relocation

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

The role

Please refer to Job Description

Proud to serve. Proud to keep justice going.

Our Team Leaders play a critical role in helping deliver justice and this role will enable you to demonstrate and develop your leadership skills. You will be responsible for making sure your team deliver business objectives through providing excellent administrative support and customer service to service users, judiciary and management.

What you'll do

The role of a manager is at the heart of HMCTS operations, shaped by the Civil Service Line Management Standards. It's rewarding, challenging, and essential to our success. We're looking for managers who can drive strong performance, manage attendance effectively, and champion reward and recognition.

You will be based in Northampton County Court, 85-87 Lady's Lane, Northampton, NN1 3HQ. Travel to Wellingborough Magistrates' Court will be required. Therefore, the ability to drive and access to a vehicle is desirable.

Leading your team, you will provide outstanding service to all our users, delivering on your area of work against local, regional and national priorities. As an effective Team Leader, you recognise the importance of the team's overall wellbeing and can motivate them to succeed; creating a sense of purpose, recognising successes and managing performance to deliver results and achieve business outcomes.

Please refer to the role profile attachment to understand more about this key leadership position.

In addition, the Team Leader will take on the accommodation liaison officer role which will include the below additional responsibilities.

  • Keep colleagues (including the Judiciary and other occupiers) at site informed on building related issues, such as upcoming works, visits, escalations, complaints and project works.
  • Work with the HMCTS Facilities Management Team to ensure that outstanding issues are escalated promptly and appropriately.

· Ensure that all minor works are logged with the FM and Security Helpdesk in a

timely fashion, using the online tools where possible.

  • Monitor the impact and effect of problems and issues to site operations, raising

accordingly and attending Facilities Management meetings where appropriate.

  • Carry out Health and Safety walkarounds, audits and risk assessments (appropriate training will be provided)
  • Submit health and safety returns.
  • Work with HMCTS Facilities Management Team to ensure the scope of minor

work and projects are accurate, aiming to minimise the operational impact.

  • When required, undertake Security related tasks, (inc. conducting Panic Alarm

Checks and booking of Ad-Hoc Security, where required and approved by FM).

  • Being mindful of Sustainability related targets and how your site can assist.

How you'll work

Permanent

Flexible working, Full-time, Part-time

Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week Monday to Friday. HMCTS welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs and are agreed prior to appointment. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ's Flexible Working policy.

Applications for part-time working will be considered however due to the nature of the role the minimum hours would be 30 hours per week over 4 days.

This position is based at
NORTHAMPTON COMBINED NORTHAMPTON, NN1 3HQ

Reference number

483541

Job grade

Executive Officer

EO

Type of role

Operational Delivery

Number of jobs available

1

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

  • Making Effective Decisions
  • Communicating and Influencing

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

  • Could you tell us about a time when you took the lead on a project or task. What did you do and what was the result?
  • Your experience and achievements will be assessed against the role requirements.

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Hiring process

Apply before 11:55 pm on Friday 16th October 2026

Lead criterion at application stage: Statement of Suitability. An initial sift based on the statement of suitability may be held if a large number of applications are received.



For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths, Experience and Technical skills.

https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

About HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS)

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In their own words

About the company & team

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family Courts and Tribunals in England and Wales as well as the reserved unified tribunals across the United Kingdom. Our roles support our service users and colleagues within HMCTS, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice. We're looking for individuals who are committed to public service and making a difference in people's lives to deliver justice.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

  • Name : SSCL Recruitment Enquiries Team
  • Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk
  • Telephone : 0345 241 5359
  • Email : moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

Additional information

New recruits to the Civil Service joining MoJ are expected to join at the band minimum.

These operational roles are customer facing, requiring successful applicants to be office based to provide HMCTS services to the public.

Skilled Worker Visa

From 22 July 2025, the Government increased the salary threshold and skills level for Skilled Worker visas. This role does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship in accordance with the current immigration rules if you looking to apply for a Skilled Worker Visa for the first time.

The Department cannot consider sponsoring you for this role unless you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously since before 22 July 2025. If you have held a Skilled Worker visa continuously, please raise this during your vetting checks and eligibility will be assessed in accordance with the immigration rules and transitional provisions in place.

If you are applying for this role and you do not meet the new eligibility criteria for sponsorship (or the transitional provisions), you will need to consider your options for obtaining and/or maintaining your right to work in the UK in light of these changes. Successful applicants must ensure they have and maintain the legal right to live and work in the Civil Service and in the United Kingdom.

The Department will continue to comply with UK Immigration Rules applied in the UK and Civil Service. You can

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction..

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles and would like to raise this, please contact SSCL (Moj-recruitment-vetting-enquiries@gov.sscl.com) in the first instance. If the role has been advertised externally (outside of the Civil Service) and you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/civil-service-recruitment/complaints/

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