Caseworker- Civil and Business

Job Title Caseworker- Civil and Business

Rate of Pay: £14.17- £16.60 per hour PAYE (Inside IR35)

Hours: 37

Location: Sandwell Council House/Hybrid

Start Date: ASAP

Contract type: Agency- Temporary for 3 months from start date

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Brief description:

The ideal candidate should have one year's recent practical experience of working within a busy legal office supporting lawyers. Local government experience would be an advantage due to the nature of the work although not essential.

The case worker will have responsibility for co-ordination, preparation and monitoring of all case files, preparation of bundles and have matters ready for court where necessary.

The post holder will be required to work alongside a team of lawyers and provide support in preparation of Civil litigation, Housing and Employment law cases.

This role would be suitable for someone who can demonstrate the ability to deal with a high and varied caseload, with excellent client care skills, and an eagerness to provide a high-quality service to our clients.

Office attendance will be required 2-3 days a week.

Experience of word and excel, photocopying and filing essential. Experience of working with a case management system desirable preferably from a local authority perspective.

The successful candidates must be confident and experienced in order to be able to hit the ground running and have the ability to carry a varied case load covering all aspects of casework.

The candidate will need to be proactive, work well under pressure, self-reliant as well as work as part of a wider team.

The successful candidate would gain great exposure to a varied workload and would enjoy a high level of responsibility with a great deal of client contact.

Please can the agencies send over a CV, 2x up to date references and a copy of Terms and Conditions. You will also need to include your agency on cost details to each submission. Stated rates must be inclusive of all known costs.

No DBS is required for this role.

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor

You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.

To submit your documents, you will ...

Additional information:

The Quotation Document(s) will be made available to suppliers who Express Interest on the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Tendering Portal. To access the portal please click the following link https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc

You will be required to log into an existing account or register a new one. Once logged in, from the top menu bar click on 'Tenders' to list all the current opportunities. Once you have found the relevant opportunity you should click on 'View Details' in order to Express Interest.

Closing date for submission of quotations is Tuesday 13th December 2022 17:00pm

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No